Xiang Mi shouted: "You mean, the Northern Wei Dynasty didn't have any troops in Hebei?"
Duan Hong nodded: "Yes, although the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed Hou Yan and occupied the northern land, their focus was still on the grasslands. Even the core cities of Yecheng and Zhongshan in Hebei Province did not send large armies.
To occupy it, in their view, the land of Hebei is subject to change and is not their core area for the time being. It will take time to completely control it."
"The Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Si, just had a nightmare that asked him to massacre Qinghe and kill thousands of people in order to save his life. When he woke up, he actually ordered troops to be sent to Hebei to massacre the entire Qinghe County, killing tens of thousands.
People, he thought he could survive this way, but it turned out that the King of Qinghe who killed him was his son Tuoba Shao, and Wanwan was his favorite concubine. The two had an affair and killed him. This matter is known to everyone in the world.
You know, but if you regard Hebei as your core territory, how could you do such a thing?"
Zhu Lingshi laughed: "In this way, the Northern Wei Dynasty did not have much military power in Hebei, and had to rely on the local Han clan to maintain order. However, these Han clans did not want to sincerely serve the Northern Wei Dynasty, such as the Cui family,
The Lu family and others, this is also the reason why they have secretly communicated with Helan Lu for many years and sabotaged the Northern Wei Dynasty's many attempts to attack Southern Yan. Is this the reason?"
Duan Hong said seriously: "What General Zhu said is absolutely true. These Hebei big families were squeezed too hard by Murong's Later Yan Empire, so they turned to the Northern Wei Dynasty outside the Great Wall. But in their view, the Northern Wei Dynasty was a foreign force.
The forces invited them here were to drive away Hou Yan and achieve a comeback, rather than to find themselves a new mountain to weigh on their heads. Moreover, the Northern Wei Dynasty was a nomadic regime on the grassland after all. It was barbaric and cruel and did not like Hanization. It was different from these Han people.
It is also incompatible, and now the two sides have reached some kind of compromise. The land of Hebei will be governed by these powerful Han people, and the Northern Wei Dynasty will provide a small number of troops to station here symbolically, but it is impossible to fight a big war just relying on these troops."
"Moreover, after Tuoba Si's death, the grassland became unstable, and a large number of tribes in Mobei turned to the emerging Rouran Khanate. The Northern Wei Dynasty had no time to take care of itself, so how could it launch a large army at any time? The previous attack on Nanyan was not for the purpose of destroying the country.
It was just for plunder, which is why Helan Lu was able to guard the northern border of Nan Yan for a long time."
Shen Tianzi curled up his lips: "But if you knew about these things not long after you went to the Northern Wei Dynasty, how could the senior officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty not know about it? Have they always indulged these Han people like this?"
Duan Hong laughed: "So what if we know it? Nan Yan itself is a big country with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If the Northern Wei wants to destroy it, I'm afraid it will have to send out hundreds of thousands of troops and overwhelming the country. They don't have this strength in Hebei."
, in turn, we have to worry about Southern Yan attacking Hebei and connecting with Northern Yan. If it reaches this point, not to mention destroying Yan, the entire north may be lost. Therefore, we can only acquiesce that these powerful Han people are connected with the Helan tribe. In fact, no matter
Whether it is these powerful Han people or Helan Lu, they all know that they only have the strength to segregate one area and do not have the ability to build a country in troubled times. Maintaining the status quo is the best outcome."
Liu Muzhi suddenly said: "Duan Hong, what you are talking about is the relationship between He Lanlu and these powerful people in Hebei. It is not arrogant. If you are sent to take charge in the north of Qingzhou, what ability do you have to compete with these people?"
What about people secretly connected?”
Duan Hong said seriously: "In the past year or so in Hebei, I have made friends with many local powerful people. Some powerful people also wanted to sponsor me and let me recruit people from the Duan clan's old tribe and even replace He.
Lan Lu’s status.”
Liu Muzhi softly said "Oh": "You were just fleeing to the Northern Wei Dynasty alone. How could someone with such strength take a fancy to you? Can you tell me who this person is?"
Duan Hong looked troubled and said: "Liu Changshi, you are also engaged in intelligence. You should know about this matter and should not be too involved. Although this is a military discussion, but..."
Liu Muzhi smiled and waved his hand: "I was negligent. It's okay. I believe you. However, this time you return to Nanyan and join the army, does it have anything to do with these Hebei tycoons you mentioned?"
Duan Hong gritted his teeth and nodded: "For this reason, I was funded by a certain big clan at the time, which allowed me to take advantage of Nanyan's collapse to pull up a team of my own. If it weren't for this big clan's
Support, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the Northern Wei Dynasty so easily. But I want to see for myself who is the lord I really deserve to serve, instead of accepting someone's benefits and having to sacrifice my life for them."
Shen Tianzi said coldly: "It turns out there is someone behind you. So, you started to join me in the Jin Dynasty just to be a spy and tip off others?"
Liu Muzhi waved his hand: "Tian Zi, don't talk like that. If Commander Duan is really a spy of the enemy, how can he tell all these things? It's true that he has received benefits from others, but he must see it for himself.
Looking at our situation, now that he has said that he is willing to serve the Jin Dynasty, he will naturally not work for that wealthy friend again, right, Military Leader Duan."
Duan Hong nodded: "Yes, he is just a friend to me and just helped me. He is not my lord. I helped him eliminate Nanyan and removed the threat to Hebei. This can be regarded as a reward."
From now on, everyone is their own master. If the commander-in-chief orders me to lead troops to attack Hebei in the future and fight with him, I will never show mercy."
Liu Yu said calmly: "I like to hear this. I once lived in the grassland, was helped by Tuoba Si, and even became an Agan with him, but this does not mean that I rebelled against Jin and defected to Wei. Now I don't
Sitting in this position, I don’t want to hear talk about spies in the future."
Shen Tianzi looked ashamed and remained silent.
Duan Hong's eyes were full of gratitude, and he saluted: "Thank you for your trust, Commander-in-Chief. Duan is not talented, but he is willing to do his best to serve the Jin Dynasty. Those wealthy families in Hebei are Han people, and they joined the Northern Wei Dynasty as a last resort.
, Who told Master Wang that he has not crossed the Yellow River in the past hundred years? If one day, the Jin Dynasty wants to expedition north to Hebei, I believe these Han people will welcome Master Wang happily. "
Liu Yu nodded: "I believe there will be such a day, but not in the near future. Now Nanyan has just been destroyed and Qingzhou has not been completely pacified. We are temporarily unable to attack Hebei. Besides, the demon thieves are causing chaos and the south is unstable. The army will return soon."
We need to return to the army to quell the rebellion, Duan Hong, if you are asked to guard the north of Qingzhou and are not allowed to enter Tuhebei, as long as you can defend it for three years and prevent the Hu cavalry from going south to attack Qingzhou, can you do it?"
Duan Hong said without hesitation: "I guarantee my humble position with my life, and I will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's trust!"
(End of chapter)
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