Chapter 820 Opinions

Chapter 820 Opinions

Chapter 820 Opinions
In the midst of the freezing cold wind, thousands of people came out of Lan Valley, busy cutting wood and sifting soil.

The horses, which had been raised for the entire summer and autumn, were fat and strong, and looked extremely majestic as they galloped across the grassland.

While hunting, the knights watched the north vigilantly.

Cai Ting had been moving wood for a long time. He looked at his dirty clothes and then at his almost cracked fingers. Suddenly, he was overcome with grief and burst into tears.

It was just drinking and taking medicine, it was just letting his hair down in someone else's funeral hall, it was just dancing naked around other people's women, how could it be like this?

All of a sudden, he went from being the son of a wealthy and pampered family to being a criminal exiled to a remote frontier.

If the family hadn't sent someone to take care of it, his wife would have lost her virginity on the way to be escorted.

This is not the end, it's even just the beginning.

The exiles were all criminals, who were under constant surveillance and had to fend for themselves. Before the first harvest, they had to rely on food from their superiors to survive, so you can imagine how difficult it was.

Today I followed the team north to cut wood and tamp the earth. The food and fodder provided by the superiors were limited, and the work was very hard. After working for half a day, my stomach growled with hunger, and my hands were cracked...

If someone rescued him now, he would definitely mend his ways, be a good person, and never go astray again.

What the hell is the gentleman's demeanor? When you work hard every day, are exhausted and sick, you have no demeanor at all.

He realized it, but it seemed too late.

"Get up and work." The patrolling soldier came over.

Because his superiors had given instructions, he had a good attitude and did not resort to violence. But military orders were military orders, and all prisoners, criminals, and slaves were to be sent to Caochengchuan to build the city, and no matter how much they were taken care of, they could not violate this order.

If you have any dissatisfaction, keep it to yourself. If you have the guts, go and make it known to Lord Liu and see if he’s afraid of you.

Cai Ting had suffered a loss before, so he wiped his tears after hearing this, returned to the forest farm, and continued to carry wood.

Liu Zhao rode over on his horse, surrounded by hundreds of knights.

Compared to last year, the equipment has been improved. There are a lot more iron armors and the number of leather armors has also increased. The combat effectiveness is increasing day by day.

"It's going to snow..." Liu Zhao looked up at the sky and sighed.

Fortunately, it’s almost finished.

This time, more than 10,000 men, women and the elderly, plus 2,000 slaves, criminals and captives, were mobilized to leave Lan Valley and build a city in Caocheng River.

After working on it for more than half a month, the outline of the city will be almost complete in another five to ten days.

The city is not big and is very crude, but it already has rudimentary defensive functions.

In order to build this city, the Minister of Finance Xun Chuo sent someone to deliver five thousand pieces of silk.

Liu Zhao accepted it, but also sneered at it.

Five thousand rolls of silk are not enough and are of no great use. It would be better to send some equipment, daily necessities and food.

If it weren't for his "uncle's" face, he wouldn't move at all. Who cares about this little bit of silk? I don't live in Pingyang or Luoyang.

A bell rang in the distance.

After a while, the messenger dismounted and bowed to the ground, saying, "Sir, there were only a dozen riders spying today, and they have been driven away."

Liu Zhao laughed when he heard this: "Helan Aitou and Tuoba Heli are fighting over and over again, they are really courting death. After we finish building this city, we will see what they will do next year. By the way, what is the name of this city?"

"The king gave the name 'Zhelu'."

"Zhelu City, a good name for a thief's passage." Liu Zhao said with a smile, "I have long been envious of Caochengchuan. There are rivers crisscrossing the area, ponds everywhere, and more flat land than Ningwu and Jingle. If it is used for farming and grazing, it is indeed a good place."

Zhalu City is located in the area of ​​Qianwuwangcheng Village, northwest of Wuzhai County, Shanxi Province. It existed as a city during the Warring States Period and was later abandoned.

The city is surrounded by hills and has a strategic location, overlooking the lush and green Caochengchuan Basin. Once supplies are stored and troops are stationed in the city, the Xianbei people will not be able to graze their livestock in Caochengchuan.

After learning that Helan Aitou had occupied Shengle and was at odds with the mother and son of the Qi family, Shao Xun ordered Liu Zhao, the governor of Kelan, to go forward and see if it was possible to build a city in Caochengchuan.

It now seems that the fighting between the enemies is more intense than imagined, so much so that they have abandoned the outlying grasslands such as Caochengchuan and moved their tribes and troops elsewhere in preparation for war.

The harder they hit, the more advantageous it would be for the Jin army.

At the end of November, Zhalu City was finally completed.

Liu Zhao looked around and decided to build two more warehouse cities to form a triangle with the main city so that they could support each other and store a large amount of food and equipment. However, there was heavy snow and countless slaves and criminals froze to death. Stiff corpses were cleared out every day, and the able-bodied men and women complained a lot, so he had to give up.

After storing a certain amount of hay, cheese, and jerky here and leaving a thousand soldiers to guard it, he returned to Tianchi.

For him, if he succeeded in building the city, this year's mission would be accomplished.

If a war breaks out next year, Zhalu City will become the general granary for the entire army. Perhaps there will be civilians and laborers from the south who will come to expand it, but that will be none of his business.

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Hundreds of miles away in Shengle City, Helan Aitou was full of pride.

As soon as he entered the city, he took in the concubines left behind by the previous king and enjoyed them day and night.

As for my nephew Tuoba Yihuai, just bear with him for now. In a few days, Aitou will marry him a younger sister and bring his aunt home. She is considerate and caring. How nice!

On this day, Helan Aitou entered the palace under the escort of a large group of soldiers. To be honest, this fucking broken palace is similar to the mansions of local tyrants in the Han area. It still needs to be rebuilt. Helan Aitou has made up his mind to recruit young men to do this next year. After all, as the assistant prime minister, he also has to go to the palace to manage government. After arriving at the assistant prime minister's mansion, a group of tribal nobles have been waiting for a long time.

Helan Ai glanced at them, then walked in with her big belly, laughing.

At this point in life, there are only two words to describe it: proud!
"Yilu, you robbed houses and women as soon as you entered the city. This is too much." Helan Ai pointed at the person closest to him and said unhappily, "This is Shengle, not a small village. Be restrained."

Yiluo was not too happy to hear that, but he did not dare to confront Helan Aitou, so he just muttered, "You have taken all the most beautiful women into your house, and you are not allowing me to snatch a few away?"

Helan Ai's head choked. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to give up.

Yiluo was one of the ten core tribes of Tuoba and an important force that he could call upon.

The so-called ten Tuoba tribes were all one family at the beginning.

During the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, there was a man named Tuoba Lin in the Mobei grassland. He annexed many small tribes and his strength increased greatly, so he gave benefits to his seven brothers.

The old Tuoba tribe is still led by Tuoba Linqin.

The remaining surrendered people were divided into seven: the eldest brother was from the Hegu clan, leading one part; the second brother was from the Pu clan, leading one part; the third brother was from the Baba clan, leading one part; the fifth brother was from the Dayi clan, leading one part; the sixth brother was from the Yilu clan, leading one part; the seventh brother was from the Qiudun clan, leading one part; and the eighth brother was from the Shihai clan, leading one part.

Later, he gave benefits to his uncle, who took over a portion of it and became the Yizhan clan.

Later, the benefits were distributed to a distantly related Tuoba clan member, who was given a share and was named Che Kun.

This is the origin of the ten Tuoba tribes. Despite having so many surnames, they are actually all from the same family by blood.

But among these ten tribes there are also differences in closeness and distance. My uncle Yizhan and his clan member Chekun are not as close as those with the other eight tribes.

Last year, during the sky sacrifice ceremony in the western suburbs, there were seven wooden carvings on the altar, symbolizing the other seven tribes besides the Tuoba clan. After all, the ancestors of these eight tribes were led by eight brothers.

Generally speaking, the Tuoba Dai Kingdom was centered around the ten Tuoba tribes, which controlled the affiliated tribes, such as the Lan tribe, Feng tribe, Bai tribe, Dugu tribe, Helan tribe, Hedouling tribe, Hexi tribe, and so on.

Outside of the Tuoba alliance, there were some tribes that submitted to them, paid tribute from time to time, or joined them in battles. These were called the "Four Directions" and their control was very weak.

The problem facing Tuoba Xianbei now is that the ten Tuoba tribes have split up among themselves...

Damn, the core is cracked, is there still room for fun?

The Baba tribe surrendered to Tuoba Shiyijian.

The five tribes of Tuoba, Hegu, Pu, Daxi and Shihai surrendered to Tuoba Heli.

Only the Yiluo, Qiudun and Yizhan tribes followed Tuoba Yihuai, while the Chekun tribe was still wavering.

This matter has caused me to not expect that there are so many thieves in the New Party!

"Today, I have summoned you all here for a serious matter." Helan Aitou took the seat at the head of the Tuoba clan and said, "In the past, Lord Liwei sent the Khan of the Desert to Wei to observe the local customs. He once said, 'I have seen the Xiongnu and Tadun in the past. They were greedy for money and plundered the border people. Although they gained something, their casualties were not enough to make up for it. They also attracted enemies and the people suffered. This is not a long-term plan.' This makes sense. Now there is Shao Xun in Henan. He is not a mediocre leader. It is not a good idea for us to fight with him. It happens that Shao Xun also wants to make friends with him. Why not use his power to defeat He Li first and then destroy Shi Yijian. After we are done, we can make other plans. What do you think?"

"Hey, you've lost your mind!" Qiu Dun's people slapped their thighs and asked, "Do you remember how Desert Khan died?"

When these words came out, everyone present felt a little uncomfortable.

At that time, Shamo Khan was held hostage in Cao Wei. After the Jin Dynasty was succeeded to Wei, he continued to stay in Jin as a hostage.

He was deeply influenced by the Han culture and had great abilities, but he was disliked by the nobles who lived outside the Great Wall for a long time, and he also had a bad relationship with his brothers. So the Jin Zhengbei General Wei Guan bribed the noble Tuoba and slandered the Khan of Shamo to kill him, thus eliminating a powerful enemy by physically destroying him.

After the death of Shamo Khan, the Tuoba alliance disintegrated for a time. Fortunately, the Tuoba clan had capable people who saved it later.

Qiu Dun said this to remind everyone that the people of Jin were not good people and they had been trying to find ways to bring down Tuoba Xianbei and the tribal alliance.

This was done during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin, so wouldn’t Shao Xun do the same?

No, he's already doing that.

Separately enfeoffing Yihuai and Shiyijian, you can't fail to see what evil intentions are hidden in this, right?
"Qiu Dun, calm down." Helan Aitou was not satisfied with his attitude, but now that he was weak, he still needed to unite everyone, so he said, "Shao Xun is definitely not a good guy, and I don't believe him. But now that things have come to this, it's not a bad thing to unite for the time being. Don't worry, He Li is a coward, as long as he suffers a few defeats, the tribes will disperse and return to Yihuai."

"We won't have to fight many battles, and not many people will die. The alliance is still strong, and Shao Xun can't do anything to us."

"It is better to unite with Shi Yijian than with Shao Xun." Someone said.

"Don't mention Shi Yijian!" Helan Aitou sighed and said, "I thought Wang Feng, Baba Rui, and Liu Lugu were so powerful, but they were beaten so badly. I heard a piece of news the day before yesterday that the Jin army went north to rescue and forced the Feng tribe to retreat. The bitch Wang took Shi Yijian to Fanyang, and many old, weak, women and children from the tribe also fled to Changshan, Zhongshan, Shanggu, and Fanyang. If winter hadn't come, I think they would have been defeated."

"This..." Everyone was a little worried when they heard that the Wuhuan Wang family had suffered a great defeat.

If He Li integrated the eastern forces and turned against them, they would also be defeated.

"Do you understand now?" Helan Aitou said, "If Shao Xun doesn't intervene, this war will be very dangerous. In my opinion, it is better to unite with the Jin people, defeat He Li first, and then plan other things. Anyway, Shao Xun can't really rule the grassland. After winning, he will surrender and say some good words, and then take Shi Yijian and send him to Luoyang as a hostage, just like the Khan of the Desert did to Wei. North of Yanmen Pass, we are still the boss, so it's just a loss of face, no big deal."

"If we continue to hesitate, by May, He Li will most likely have defeated the Wuhuan Wang clan. How can we resist him then?"

"Also, I heard a piece of news that Yuwen Qiu Buqin is likely to send troops to help that bitch of the Qi family, and He Li's strength has increased again."

Helan Aitou's last words were like a heavy hammer, which made everyone unable to recover.

Yuwen Xianbei wants to help Qi's mother and son? If so, how can we fight this war?
It seems that the only way is to use the Jin army to defend ourselves.

(End of this chapter)