Cao Peng will participate in the sheep-catching competition, and it will be a group-catching competition.
When Tian Yu learned the news, it was already the next day. Yesterday, he went to visit Qubei secretly and gained a lot. Qubei was very dissatisfied with Liu Bao's aggressiveness, and at the same time, he was even more dissatisfied with Huchuquan's inaction.
Share resentment...
The reason why Huchuquan was able to secure his position as Shanyu was thanks to Qubei's support.
According to Qubei's idea, if Huchuquan could suppress Liu Bao at the beginning, Liu Bao would not be able to rise quickly. Even if Yufuluo left a very rich legacy to Liu Bao, Huchuquan was the Xiongnu Chanyu.
, and Liu Bao is not the same Mao Dun he was back then. If Hu Chuquan had been tougher at that time, maybe Qu Bei would have become King Zuoxian by now.
How could Qubei not understand Hu Chuquan’s thoughts?
Balance, damn balance...
Huchuquan used himself to suppress Liu Bao, and at the same time used Liu Bao to contain himself. Over the years, Liu Bao occupied the most fertile Shentu Zemuyuan in Shuofang, while Qubei could only stay in Shoujiang City, facing the Kebineng Xianbei people.
Threat. After going back and forth, Qubei was able to suppress Liu Bao steadily at first, but now he has been suppressed by Liu Bao in turn.
The weaker you are, the more dependent you will be on Huchuquan.
Qubei understood Huchuquan's thoughts, but he was helpless...
At this time, Tian Yu, on behalf of Cao Cao, had private contact with Qubei, which immediately aroused Qubei's thoughts.
Who is Cao Cao?
He is the hero of the world!
He defeated Yuan Shao and took charge of the court. He can be said to be the most powerful official of the Han Dynasty.
If I can get Cao Cao's support...
Going to Bei is not like Huchuquan. You must consider things carefully. He is a Huns, and the barbarism in his bones made him make a decision quickly.
After Tian Yu succeeded in recruiting Qubei, he was also very happy.
He returned to the station in high spirits, but heard the news that Cao Peng was going to participate in the sheep-catching competition...
"Youxue, why are you so impulsive?"
After Tian Yu inquired about the matter clearly, he immediately noticed the strong atmosphere of conspiracy in it. He couldn't help but blame Cao Peng and said: "This matter is quite strange. It is clearly designed by the Marquis of Linyi to make you compete. Maybe he..."
To be honest, Cao Peng didn't know much about Tian Yu.
After all, his understanding of Tian Yu was very vague, and there seemed to be no origin of this person in his memory. His contact with Tian Yu was only a brief cooperation in Duting. How could he achieve a true understanding? However, Tian Yu could quickly
The sense of conspiracy in this seems to indicate that his abilities and strategies are absolutely extraordinary.
At least, Tian Yu may not lose too much to Pang Tong.
Cao Peng said with a smile: "I know that the Marquis of Linyi wants to take this opportunity to get rid of me."
"You knew and still agreed?"
"Guorang, if I don't agree, the Marquis of Linyi will make a second or third plan.
Moreover, the assassin's life and death are unknown now, and he will take action sooner or later. Instead of letting him hide in the dark and silently frame him, it is better for me to take the initiative and deal with this person once and for all. In the hands of the Marquis of Linyi, I am afraid that this is the only last resort. If I
If we can kill this person, the Marquis of Linyi will no longer have any thoughts, and we can also take the opportunity to cut off one of his arms."
Tian Yu was silent!
It wasn't that he hadn't considered the matter of "leading the snake out of its hole", but he just felt that Cao Peng was taking a bit of a risk.
"Youxue, the Xiongnu group holding competition is quite dangerous.
I know your skills well, but the sheep-catching competition cannot help but require very high personal skills, and it also requires a lot of attention to horses and riding skills. Your current mount is really too bad to participate in the sheep-catching competition. Why don't you do it instead?
His mount... although it is not as good as your Zhao Yebai in Xudu, it is still a good horse, what do you think?"
Cao Peng shook his head and said, "I have ordered people to select the horses.
Although your mount is good, it may not be able to win... How about this, you send your mount over first, and I will order people to continue looking for horses. If you can't find a good horse, use your mount;
If you find a good horse... Haha, you might even use your mount to deceive others. Also, I have inquired about the group competition, each team has ten people. I only have seven people on hand now, and I ask you to try to transfer them.
Three confidants, how about it?"
Tian Yu smiled and said, "It's easy. Whoever you like among the guards can just be taken away."
"If that's the case, I won't be polite!"
After Cao Peng and Tian Yu finished greeting each other, they said goodbye and left.
He selected three warriors from among the guards who were skilled in horsemanship, strong in physique, and capable of agility, and then returned to his home.
"Wang Shuang, have you ever bought a good horse?"
When Cao Peng returned to his residence, he saw Wang Shuang standing in the tent with a depressed look on his face.
"I walked around the market today and found two good horses. But when the Huns saw that I was a Han, they immediately refused. They also said that King Zuoxian had an order not to sell a horse to a Han. This is obviously
I wanted to cut off our road. I was really angry, but those Huns ignored me at all, so I had no choice but to come back..."
Cao Peng was startled and then sneered.
"It seems that the Marquis of Linyi is really close to Liu Bao... He actually told me about my mount's failure. However, it's nothing, I had expected it. Fortunately, Guorang asked his mount
Giving it to me gives me some confidence. Wang Shuang, keep looking outside. It would be great if you can find it, but that's fine if you can't find it."
Wang Shuang could only nod his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the more Cao Peng stopped blaming him, the more determined he became to choose a good horse for Cao Peng.
The next day, Wang Shuang immediately set up camp alone and marched deep into Shentuze.
He didn't believe that all the herdsmen in Shentuze refused to sell their horses, and he was not willing to let them go if there was even a slight chance.
Wang Shuang went to find the horse by himself, while Cao Peng led the people, and under the leadership of Han De, they became familiar with the rules of the sheep-catching competition.
Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, there were only two days left before the sheep-catching competition.
As the sheep-catching competition approached, the Huns warriors selected from various tribes gathered towards Shen Tuze. For a while, around the tent of King Zuoxian, colorful flags were fluttering and hunting flags were displayed. Those who came to participate in the sheep-catching competition this time,
There were 20 tribes and nearly 200 Xiongnu warriors. When they heard that the Han envoys were also participating, they couldn't help but laugh to the sky. Among other things, riding a horse and catching sheep was what the Huns were best at.
These warriors, selected from hundreds of tribes, grew up on horses, and it goes without saying that they are good at riding. When they have nothing to do, they enjoy catching sheep... on horseback and on land.
Not much of a difference.
As for the Han people, do you want to compete with them in riding skills or in holding sheep?
Although the warriors didn't say anything, they didn't hide the sarcasm in their expressions at all.
It is said that that guy doesn't even have a good horse!
Cao Peng didn't care about the Huns' ridicule, and spent most of his time in the garrison, practicing with others.
Several times, Tian Yu came to see him, but Cao Peng also dealt with it vaguely.
As for Liu Guang, although he did not appear, Cao Peng knew that he must be watching silently...
Time passed little by little.
The sheep-catching competition was approaching, and Wang Shuang finally returned to his station covered in dust.
"Wang Shuang, have you ever found a good horse?"
Han pulled Wang Shuang to his side and asked eagerly.
Wang Shuang smiled and nodded repeatedly: "I found it, I found it!"
"Where?"
Han De looked behind Wang Shuang and saw only a skinny horse with dull coat and bruises all over its body.
As for Wang Shuang's mount, it was still the same horse when he left, and there was no change.
Hande swallowed and couldn't help but ask: "Are you trying to tell me that the skinny horse behind you is..."
"you do not understand!"
Wang Shuang dismounted with a smile, took the skinny horse, and walked towards the military tent.
At this time, Cao Peng was talking to Tian Yu in the tent. When he heard that Wang Shuang had returned, he quickly walked out of the tent with Tian Yu.
"Is this the BMW you are talking about?"
Tian Yu looked at the skinny horse and couldn't help but asked in surprise.
Wang Shuang nodded vigorously and replied seriously: "Deputy Envoy Huitian, this is really a BMW."
Cao Peng didn't say anything. He circled around the thin horse twice, but he couldn't tell that it had the pedigree of a good horse. However, with Tian Yu beside him, he couldn't scold Wang Shuang, so he turned around and went to
Go to the military tent.
"Sir, this is a really good horse."
Cao Peng stopped and looked at Wang Shuang doubtfully.
Based on his understanding of Wang Shuang, this boy is not a person who likes to talk nonsense.
"Youxue, forget it... You should use my horse to compete. Haha, this is obviously a wild horse, how can it be regarded as a good horse? Wang Shuang, you must have been deceived... Youxue
, you can continue practicing, I have something else to do, so I’ll take my leave now.”
Tian Yu held back his laughter and strode away.
Cao Peng frowned, looked at Wang Shuang, then at the mangy horse, and shook his head slightly.
"Wang Shuang, where did you buy the horse?"
"Sir, I have almost crossed Shentuze in the past few days.
During this period, I took a fancy to a few horses, but those people refused to sell them to me. I saw this horse by chance when passing by a small tribe. At that time, the Huns were using it to guide their carts, so I
I bought it back with an ingot of gold.
Master, don't underestimate it.
It looks poor on the outside, but it is a rare dragon colt.
In my early years, I heard from my father that there is a kind of horse in the Western Regions. It is said to be the cross between a Suan Ni and a dragon. It is extremely ugly, but it has a violent temperament and can fight tigers and leopards. Therefore, this kind of horse in the Western Regions is called a liger.
The beast is extremely rare. Many people don't know about the liger, so they keep it as a slave horse and use it to pull carts and horses... I also accidentally discovered the characteristics of the liger on it. At that time, its owner was beating it,
I asked him to lead the car, and maybe he was beaten very hard. The horse roared like a lion, which almost made my horse kneel in fright. I felt that there was something unusual about this horse, so I went forward to discuss with the Huns...
The Huns obviously didn't know how powerful it was, so they sold it to me for just one gold. Otherwise, even if it costs ten thousand gold, I would never be able to buy it."
Cao Peng only felt that it was like a novel.
He glanced at Wang Shuang doubtfully, walked up to the 'liger', stretched out his arms and put his arms around its neck.
The skeleton of a 'liger' is obviously larger than that of an ordinary horse.
Even Zhao Yebai is about ten centimeters shorter than the liger. From hoof to neck, it is about 1.9 meters, which is five or six centimeters taller than the red rabbit horse. The body length is about 2.6 meters.
Twenty centimeters longer than Red Rabbit.
The long breathing indicates that its lungs are extremely powerful.
The hooves are also very big, with a ring of black hair growing around them, which makes them look particularly weird.
Those eyes were dim and dull, making people feel weak. There were countless whip marks on his body, and there were many scars layered on top of each other.
"The food intake of ligers is more than double that of ordinary horses.
It's a pity that the Huns didn't recognize the treasure, so they fed it the same amount of food as an ordinary horse, but naturally they couldn't fill it up."
Wang Shuang introduced it while looking a little pity.
"If I had discovered it a month earlier, this liger would have definitely come out on top. I don't know what kind of horses the Huns have, but it is absolutely impossible to surpass the liger. It's a pity that I don't have enough time."
"
Cao Peng turned around and said, "Feed it with the best fodder."
Han De was also dubious when he heard this, so he ordered someone to fetch the fodder.
As expected, this liger had an astonishing appetite. After eating enough fodder for a horse, it was still not satisfied. It shook its head and tail, as if begging Cao Peng to give it more fodder. Cao Peng asked someone to fetch another portion of fodder.
Still unable to satisfy the liger. After the third portion of fodder was delivered, Cao Peng was secretly shocked...
Whether it is a good BMW or not is still a matter of debate.
In terms of food intake alone, this guy's food intake is almost 1.5 times that of Teru Yebai.
Such a huge appetite cannot be fed by an ordinary person. No wonder, it looks so skinny, it turns out it is not full. Letting an underfed horse run will naturally not give full play to its advantages. But this lion
The tiger beast is huge. If it can ensure its forage, its weight will probably exceed one ton, even heavier than the red rabbit horse. Cao Peng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after watching the liger eat the third portion of forage.
pity.
If you take good care of it, this horse will definitely be the king of horses.
It's a pity that the time is too short for it to reach its best condition... Wouldn't it be a pity if an accident happened during the sheep-catching competition?
"Wang Shuang, what's the name of this horse?"
"I saw that its fur was yellow and its body was broad, so I called it Dahuang."
"Okay then, just take good care of Rhubarb and give it a horseshoe. As for this competition, don't let it participate."
As he spoke, Cao Peng stretched out his hand and patted Da Huang on the neck.
The liger seemed to sense Cao Peng's affection for it, and immediately put its head over and burrowed into Cao Peng's arms.
This is truly a BMW horse that understands human nature.
Cao Peng couldn't help but patted its head, then turned and left.
Is Rhubarb a good horse?
Han De didn't see it! But only in terms of food intake, Han De felt that rhubarb was definitely the best among horses...
However, even if it is a good horse, in its current condition, it may not be of great use even if it participates in the sheep-catching competition. Thinking of this, Han De couldn't help but shook his head slightly and said with some reproach: "Wang Shuang.
, the horse is a good horse, but the day after tomorrow is the big competition, even if you buy it back, I'm afraid you won't be able to help the young master..."
Wang Shuang lowered his head in guilt, not knowing what to say.
However, the liger shook its head and tail and snorted heavily, seeming to express its inner dissatisfaction.
