Dou Lan took the three tribes into his subordinates without any hesitation, showing extremely clever methods. Cao Peng could only look on with envy! He did not have the confidence now, otherwise, he would definitely compete with Dou Lan for a position.
Fan.
Later, Dou Lan and Cao Peng chose a place to build the city in the plain east of Hongze.
After another fierce bargaining between the two parties, Cao Peng got a piece of land covering an area of about 10,000 hectares. Among them, the area available for cultivation was only more than 2,000 hectares. It can be felt that Dou Lan was very wary of Cao Peng.
The 8,000 households that migrated from the Central Plains may be more suitable for farming life.
But the tens of thousands of hectares of land that Dou Lan gave to Cao Peng were mostly overgrown wastelands...
From this aspect, Dou Lan is imposing restrictions on Cao Peng. But Cao Peng has no other choice but to increase the area requirements. Anyway, from now on, when the population of 8,000 households arrives in Hexi
, at least have a place to live. The next step is to build the city and other matters. At the same time, Cao Peng has to send people to Chang'an to request various supplies from Wei. In comparison, the cattle and sheep used for farming are not so important.
...This is Hexi, where water and grass are plentiful. At least half of the people in Hongze live by nomadic herding, and of course there is no shortage of cattle.
A rough estimate showed that the immigrants would arrive after winter at the earliest.
Cao Peng still has enough time to solve the problems he must solve now...such as Xiliang Ma Teng!
But to Cao Peng's surprise, after Ma Chao escaped from Hongshuiji, Ma Teng did not make any movement.
At least in the past ten days, neither Ma Teng nor Qiang Hu showed any signs of using troops against Hongze.
This also made Cao Peng a little worried.
The calmer Ma Teng appears, the more dangerous he becomes.
Cao Peng estimated that Ma Teng was waiting! He was waiting for a suitable opportunity, and then went all out to win Hongze.
Today, Hongze has just begun to integrate, and the various troops have not yet taken action.
When the integration of Hongze reaches its most critical moment, I am afraid that is when Ma Teng takes action. At that time, the people of Hongze are busy integrating, and it is impossible to mobilize troops. There may even be situations where they fight independently, which can save a lot of trouble.
Being a prince of one place naturally has its merits.
Ma Teng can occupy half of Liangzhou and get along well with the Qiang and Hu, so his methods are definitely not simple...
Thinking of this, Cao Peng inevitably felt a headache.
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After choosing the place to build the city, Cao Peng did not stay in Hongze any longer.
Deng Fan and Pang Tong were in charge of the Northwest Muyuan, so he did not need to spend too much thought. Moreover, Deng Fan also sent someone to inform them that they had plundered nearly 6,000 Xiutu people in the Northwest Muyuan this time. Liang Yuanbi appeared at the right time,
This saved Deng Fan a lot of trouble. After nearly twenty years of ups and downs and displacement, the Huqi from Tuge in the fifth year of Jian'an had long lost their courage. With Liang Yuanbi being captured, two thousand Huqi were captured by Li Qi
After the defeat, the entire Xiutu tribe was shrouded in a gloomy cloud. Being able to survive was enough to make them happy.
The first batch of about a thousand people from Xiutu were already on their way to Lian County.
The person escorting these thousands of young men was none other than Wang Shuang.
Deng Fan could not allocate too many men, so he only sent 300 people to escort them. But for Xiutu, who had no fighting spirit, 300 people were enough.
After Cao Peng got the news, he rushed to Lian County directly.
The liger really lived up to its name as a BMW, and it took only one and a half days to reach its destination after a three-day journey.
It can be seen that such a long journey did not make the liger feel tired.
Judging from its relaxed demeanor, this little journey is just a small test of its skills and not worth mentioning.
Cao Peng was very happy and ordered people to take care of the rhubarb.
Under the leadership of Yin Feng and Liang Kuan, he walked outside the city of Lian County. In other words, Lian Fort is more suitable! The area of Lian Fort is not even half of that of Lian County. The dilapidated city walls of the past have been simply repaired.
It turned into a wall of sheep and horses outside Lian Fort. The wall was about half a man high, which could effectively slow down the enemy's attack speed. The grass inside the city was also burned dry by the fire, showing a scorched black color.
Color. As the gateway to the northwest of Hexi Province, the design of Lianbao obviously went through some serious consideration and formed a complete plan.
"If we follow the original plan, the city wall will be four feet long.
However, Deputy Tian believed that since the general wanted to make Lian County a gateway, his military use must be taken into consideration.
Once a war breaks out, Lian County...no, Lian Fort will become the first line of defense in Hexi. Its purpose is to become a front line with Lingwu Valley to delay the enemy as much as possible to ensure that the rear is fully prepared.
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Therefore, Deputy Envoy Tian suggested that the walls of Lianbao must be heightened, preferably six feet to eight feet.
It is best to dig out cellars in the city, which can ensure the storage of military rations for the Lianbao for three months. At the same time, how to make Lingwu Valley and Lianbao work together requires a careful plan. So far, the general has only built
A city wall. But if a thousand coolies from Xiutu arrive, the fort can be completed by winter at the latest."
As he spoke, Yin Feng spread out a piece of drawing.
This is a simple drawing drawn by Tian Yu before leaving Lian County.
While Cao Peng watched, he carefully asked about every tiny detail on the drawing. It can be seen that Tian Yu explained it very clearly to Yin Feng, so when Cao Peng asked, he could quickly give a satisfactory answer...
"Captain Yin, how long can you last with the food and supplies you are carrying this time?"
Yin Feng said with a smile: "General, just don't worry. When Captain Deng came with his troops, he had prepared enough food, grass and baggage.
After arriving at Lian County...oh, after Lian Fort, the consumption of food, grass and baggage was also extremely controlled. Judging from the current situation, it is enough to last until the end of October."
"But, have you considered the consumption of those coolies after they arrive?"
Yin Feng was startled and suddenly looked embarrassed.
Cao Peng said: "Next, two thousand coolies will arrive at the Fort. If we include these people, how long will the food and grass last? You must know that these coolies are related to the progress of the Fort, so we must ensure that they have enough strength to work.
You have to live...According to what you just said, I estimate that it will be completely consumed by mid-September at most."
"this……"
"Immediately send someone with my order to go to Chang'an.
Please ask General Wei Jian to allocate 5,000 stones of grain and grass, and must deliver them to Hexi before October."
"General, let's go and handle it now."
Yin Feng quickly accepted the order and said he would write it down. Then he took Cao Peng and walked around the construction site.
Cao Peng noticed that Jia Kui was standing aside, hesitating, as if something was wrong.
"Liang Dao, is something wrong?"
Jia Kui coughed and said with some embarrassment: "Cao Zhonglang, there is something that I must tell you... Previously, the three Cai family members, mother and son, you brought back from the Huns... ahem, did not return with the mission.
Xudu."
"ah?"
"Deputy Ambassador Tian tried to persuade her, but everyone in Cai was very determined.
She said that if Deputy Tian insisted that they go to Xudu, she would rather leave here with her children than return to Xudu anyway. Seeing that her persuasion was ineffective, Deputy Tian had no choice but to follow Cai's idea. After that, Cai left from the military camp.
He moved away and built a hut ten miles south of the city to stay temporarily. The general had no other choice but to send a group of soldiers to guard the side. Cai also said that if the general comes back, he hopes to see him.
one side……"
Cai Yan didn't return to Xudu with the mission?
This was really beyond Cao Peng's expectation...
What does she mean by staying here? Could it be that she misses the bitter cold life in Mobei?
Thinking of this, Cao Peng couldn't help frowning and taking a breath of cold air. He was ordered to accompany the mission this time in order to let Cai Wenji return to the Han Dynasty and return to her homeland. But she stayed in Hexi! I don't know, Lao
What was Cao's reaction?
"In that case, please ask Liang Dao to lead the way, and I will go to visit Mr. Cai right away."
After Cao Peng finished speaking, he waved to Yin Feng and Liang Kuan to come over.
In fact, the construction of the Lian Fort was already on track, and it did not require Cao Peng to put any thought into it. Cao Peng ordered to build a simple barracks outside the barracks. The weather was getting colder, and those Xiu Tu came over and wanted to
There is a place to stay. Instead of building it on time, it is better to build it in advance, which can also give those people peace of mind.
Yin Feng and Liang Kuan accepted the order with their hands raised.
"Actually, the general can guess a little bit of Cai's thoughts."
On the way to Cai Yan's residence, Jia Kui whispered to Cao Peng.
"oh?"
"The general feels that everyone in Cai is probably worried about her children."
"how do I say this?"
Jia Kui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Hedong was also very complicated at the beginning. There were many naturalized Hu people living there. Those naturalized Hu people married the locals and gave birth to children with many different looks. Especially the Hu people.
Children with distinctive facial features were often bullied by other children, and later, many murder cases occurred.
When the last general stayed in Jiangyi, he personally handled several murder cases...
Some children were wronged and acted arbitrarily in anger; there were also children who were bullied and their parents stepped in to help. This kind of thing is difficult to avoid. This is the case in Hedong, and if it goes to Xudu, I am afraid the situation will become more serious... I don’t know about Cai’s family
How did she spend these years, but I noticed that when she looked at her children, she cared sincerely. Everyone Cai is a smart person, so I think she is probably afraid of returning to Xudu
, my children were bullied, and I decided to stay in Hexi. After all, although Hexi is difficult, it is better than being in Xudu."
After hearing this, Cao Peng couldn't help but nodded slightly.
He had an impression of Cai Yan's two children. To be honest, Adiguai and Ameigai both had extremely obvious mixed-race characteristics.
Cai Yan's worries are not unreasonable.
Hexi is a place where Hu and Han people live together, and the distinction between Hu and Han is naturally not as obvious as in the Central Plains.
Historically, Adiguai and Ameigai stayed with the Huns, so Cai Yan returned to Xudu and married again.
But now...
This is really a troublesome matter!
Cao Peng scratched his head and smiled bitterly in his heart: What should we do? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at ***(***.***),*