Speaking of which, Cao Peng didn't know Liu Guang at all.
And what he can be sure of is that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is absolutely no such thing as the Marquis of Linyi, a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
How much truth has been buried in history?
The presence of Han dogs made Cao Peng a little shaken.
This guy could survive many hardships and always stood firmly in front of the Han Emperor. He was by no means a kind person. At least, although many people knew Liu Guang, most of them thought that he was a person who relied on fighting.
He was a clown trying to please the Han Emperor. Not many people, even among the Han clan clan members, really cared about Liu Guang.
I think the reason why Cao Peng and Liu Guang got to know each other was because of a dog fight.
Eight years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Han family dogs of the past have gradually come to the fore and will surely become a nuisance sooner or later...
Liu Guang had a murderous intention to kill Cao Peng.
Similarly, Cao Peng also had a trace of murderous intention towards Liu Guang.
When Tian Yu told Cao Peng that Liu Guang had officially taken over the mission, Cao Peng immediately realized that the confrontation between the two was about to begin.
That night, Cao Peng took over the charge of guarding the army as a Qiang captain.
Fortunately, there were many people in the army who knew Cao Peng's name. Especially those who had participated in the Battle of Guandu, they also knew that this Cao Peng was the one who killed Yan Liang on the White Horse, and later killed Wen Chou and captured Zhang He and Gao Lan.
A number of meritorious ministers. Even today's partial general, Gan Ning, the deputy governor of Hubao Cavalry, came from Cao Peng's account, which shows his ability.
Therefore, no one objected to Cao Peng's taking over the military power.
The next day, Cao Peng put on his coat and armor and sat astride his horse.
When Liu Guang and Zhou Liang left the camp, Zhou Liang couldn't help but look surprised when he saw Cao Peng in front of the army...
"Deputy Ambassador Tian, who is he?"
"Cao Peng, the captain of the Qiang camp, is also the commander-in-chief of the army guarding the fortress on this mission."
"Ah? Why didn't I know?"
Tian Yu sneered, "I didn't know the Marquis of Linyi was coming."
Liu Guang claimed on the surface that he was following the holy order and chased him from Xudu all night. In fact, everyone knew it tacitly, and Tian Yu couldn't expose it. Since you, the Marquis of Linyi, could chase you from Xudu, why did Cao Peng
Can’t come from Xudu?
Everyone is not a fool, just understand some things in your heart.
Zhou Liang's fat cheek twitched slightly and he looked up at Cao Peng with a bitter smile.
This time, it really won’t be too easy...
At the same time, Liu Guang was looking at Cao Peng. The two looked at each other for a moment, and then they saw Liu Guang suddenly urging his horse forward and approaching Cao Peng.
"Youxue, we meet again!"
"Yes, I never thought that the Marquis of Linyi would be here."
"This mission is very difficult, and I have to worry a lot about you."
"This will be my duty at the end of the day. Please don't worry about it, Marquis Linyi."
Liu Guang laughed loudly, "Youxue, you misunderstood... I'm not saying that I need protection, but I'm asking you to take more care."
When Cao Peng heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
But there was still a smile on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "What I just meant is, please don't worry about me, Marquis Linyi. It's cold in Shuobei, but Linyi Marquis is from a heavenly family, so you need to be careful, don't get caught by the cold."
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Liu Guang smiled, turned his horse and left.
"Ah Fu, Liu Guang looks different today than he did the day before yesterday."
"Well... I stimulated him a lot the day before yesterday. I guess I stabbed him hard. This guy looks more calm than the day before. I think he has murderous intentions towards me. Shi Yuan, you have to be careful and don't do anything.
Learn this man’s ways.”
Pang Tong nodded in agreement and glanced at Liu Guang's back again.
Cao Peng called Wang Shuang over and whispered a few words into Wang Shuang's ears, and Wang Shuang immediately withdrew.
In the past, Liu Guang gave Wang Shuang to Cao Peng.
It can be seen that in Liu Guang's heart, Wang Shuang is just an ordinary dog slave and is not worth mentioning at all. So much so that Liu Guang failed to recognize Wang Shuang several times when they met. Cao Peng told Wang Shuang to follow him.
Be by Pang Tong's side and protect him.
As for Tian Yu...
I guess Liu Guang won't do anything to him!
But for some reason, Cao Peng always felt that he seemed to have overlooked something.
Just looking at Liu Guang's figure, he couldn't think of a reason. He simply let out a sigh of relief and said secretly: The soldiers will stop him, and the water will fill up the soil... Let me see, you, the Marquis of Linyi, who has never appeared in history.
, what means.
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After daybreak, the mission set off again.
Cao Peng ordered Han De to open the way in front and Pang Tong to suppress the rear troops.
He led a group of his own men and horses, and sat in the middle army, separated from the imperial army, and escorted the mission's chariots. More than a hundred chariots and horses left Fengyi Mountain in a mighty manner, and under the scorching sun in early summer, they slowly headed towards the vast sea in the north.
marching...
Two days in a row, nothing happened.
Before the second year of Yanxi, Qiang and Hu were rampant in Fengyi Mountain.
Among them, the Xianling tribe was especially the most tyrannical. They colluded with the local tyrants and wreaked havoc in Liangzhou. At that time, Duan Jiong, a native of Wuwei Guzang, who was Jia Xu's fellow villager, was the general protecting the Qiang, and ordered 30,000 people to fight with the Xianling tribe.
The decisive battle took place at the foot of Fengyi Mountain, and the blood flowed from the first zero. From then on, he became famous all over the world and was named a Duxiang Marquis. However, later, due to the chaos in the party, Duan Ji took refuge with Wang Fu, the powerful eunuch at that time, and was therefore
The scholars despised him. This was also the sorrow of the scholars at that time. Either they would seek refuge in the eunuch, or they would be persecuted... In the second year of Guanghe, Wang Fu was executed and Duan Juan was imprisoned.
Although some ministers in the court, such as Zhonglang General Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others, interceded for mercy, they were eventually ordered to drink poison and commit suicide.
However, Duan Laozi's name is well-known in Xiliang.
Even today, although there are occasional beetles in the Anding area, they are not severe.
The mission went all the way north and arrived in Fuping on April 21st.
It was already getting late. According to the previous plan, they would cross the river at Fuping Ferry and then go north to Shizui Mountain.
After passing Shizui Mountain, you have entered the Hu District.
And the control of the Han Dynasty completely disappeared after Fuping crossed the river...
"Guorang, it's getting late, so it might be inappropriate to cross the river."
"If we don't cross the river now, tomorrow will definitely be delayed by another day. According to the plan, we must leave Shizui Mountain before the 25th. By then, Huchuquan will send troops and horses to meet outside Shizui Mountain. I'm afraid it will be bad if we go late.
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"That's it..."
Cao Peng scratched his head, glanced at the long motorcade at the ferry, and frowned.
He was unwilling to cross the river at this time. It looked like it would take at least midnight to cross the river. The main reason was that there were too many vehicles and it was relatively troublesome to cross the river. And there were no bridges on the river, so the only way to cross was by ferry.
But what Tian Yu said makes sense.
Every day of delay brings more troubles.
Cao Peng thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "In this case, the country has asked you to lead a group of troops to cross the river first. I will be on guard here and wait until all the vehicles have crossed the river before I go over... In this way, at least we can
More security.”
Tian Yu thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
In this way, Tian Yu led his people to cross the river first, and after disembarking on the other side of the river, they set up camp and lit the lights to show safety. Then, the chariots started to pass... Cao Peng ordered Han De to lead his troops to be on guard and pay attention.
Safety around the ferry. Later, he and Pang Tong climbed onto the river embankment and looked at the roaring river. This is the upper reaches of the "Ji" bend of the Yellow River, which is commonly known as the Hetao area.
Folk proverb says: The Yellow River has many dangers, but only one thing is rich.
This is the place I'm talking about.
Hetao is divided into two parts: East Tao and West Tao.
The plain bounded by Shizuishan Mountain and extending to Qingtongxia in the west is called Xitao; the area east of Shizuishan Mountain, that is, the area dominated by Shuofang County, belongs to Dongtao. The location where Cao Peng and others are located is the Xitao area. What they want
The Southern Huns who were sent as envoys were located in Shuofang County, Dongtao. Hetao in the narrow sense sometimes refers to "Dongtao" and Shuofang County alone.
"It's a pity that these great rivers and mountains are now owned by the Xiongnu."
Cao Peng was talking to himself and suddenly said to Pang Tong: "Sooner or later, I will ride on Shuofang and drive out the Huns and Xianbei people."
Pang Tong looked at Cao Peng in shock, not understanding why Cao Peng hated the Hu people so much.
However, he was thinking about another thing. After observing for a long time, he whispered: "Ah Fu, if Mr. Cao takes back Haixi, what will you do?"
"Hmm...I haven't thought about this yet."
"If you want to ride on a horse, you must have a foundation.
And after losing Haixi, you also need a foothold... In the past, Lord Mengchang also made three holes in the rabbit hole. Why not Youxue follow suit? In my opinion, this place is quite good. If Youxue can get this place in the future, he can establish a foothold.
invincible position.
Hexi has fertile land and abundant water and grass.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once set up a horse farm here, which enabled him to conquer the Xiongnu. However, this area was abandoned after that, but the foundation still exists. Why doesn't Youxue invite you to farm here? Even Cao Gong will not be able to stop it.
Will refuse."
When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved.
For some words, just hit the mark and there is no need to say them too thoroughly.
After Pang Tong reminded Cao Peng, he stopped talking. In about two hours, the caravan basically crossed the river. At the ferry, Liu Guang and Zhou Liang also boarded the ferry and walked slowly to the other side. Pang Tong looked around.
After a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Ah Fu, take some of your people and cross the river first. King Han De and I will be on guard here and we will finally cross the river."
Cao Peng took a look and found that there were only some imperial guards left on the ferry.
He thought for a while, nodded and agreed. After giving Pang Tong a few instructions, he led a team of people to the ferry.
The palace people and the imperial troops have boarded the ship one after another.
However, there was one ferry that was more than half empty, so Cao Peng dismounted and took the people aboard the ferry.
On the boat, there were mostly lowly palace people in gray robes, and most of them gathered at the stern. After Cao Peng and others got on the boat, two flying beasts followed Cao Peng, stood on the deck of the boat, and signaled the boatman to start.
Boat crossing the river...
The boat slowly left the ferry and headed towards the other side.
The river surface in the Hetao area is about 200 meters long, and the current is very fast. The ferry does not dare to go too fast and can only move slowly.
Cao Peng stood on the deck and looked at the river under the night.
Suddenly, he heard a commotion coming from the stern of the ship, and then he heard someone shouting: "Who are you?"
"This servant has something urgent to ask to see Captain Cao."
A high-pitched voice reached Cao Peng's ears.
For some reason, Cao Peng suddenly felt a creepy feeling. That voice sounded vaguely familiar, as if he had seen it before...
He turned around and saw a handyman in gray approaching slowly!
