Chapter 417 Hexi Second Episode (6)
Hongshui Camp, the Chinese Army’s tent.
Cao Peng sat behind the handsome case, his eyes closed and his face calm.
Hao Zhao, Liang Kuan, and Jiang Xu were sitting on both sides, Cao Zhang and Cai Di stood behind Cao Peng, and Wang Shuangniu Gang was on duty outside the tent.
Liu Qing lowered her head and knelt in the center of the tent.
At this time, he had figured out the origin of the third young master, but he did not expect that he was actually the son of Cao Cao, the great Sikong.
That Niu Gang is the nephew of Dian Wei, the general of the Tiger Guard, and his background is not small.
But in this big tent, neither Cao Zhang nor Niu Gang had a seat. Cao Zhang was better, at least he could stand in the big tent. But Niu Gang... actually didn't even have the qualifications to be in the big tent.
Guard outside the tent.
Liu Qing had heard about Cao Peng before.
However, he didn't know exactly what the background of the calm young man in front of him was.
But now, he understands!
The background of this gentleman is not something that a little uncle like him can guess. Even Cao Zhang can only act as his retinue. It is conceivable how big the background of Cao Peng is. There was no sound in the big tent, and Liu Qing was even more...
He didn't even dare to take a breath. He didn't know what would happen next, but he felt vaguely uneasy.
"Quitou? Isn't that Tan Shihuai's grandson?"
Cao Peng opened his eyes and asked.
"Quitou has been dead for many years, how could he appear in Hexi?"
"Sir, this leader is not that leader."
Jiang Xu stood up, bowed and replied: "I think the 'Chiefou' Du Bo mentioned is the Shikui tribe of Hongze. The Shikui tribe is very barbaric and likes to be called the leader, so all the leaders of the tribe call it that."
It is the 'head'. Kuitou is the name given to Shi Kui by the Shi Kui tribe. Outside the tribe, it is often called the leader... In the early years, the last general had dealt with the Shi Kui tribe. This man was arrogant and unruly.
Untamedness can be said to be a major scourge on the Hongze Muyuan. The Shikui tribe has been nomadic for generations, and it is said that it can be traced back to the Yongping period. In terms of qualifications, Shikui is older than Dou Lan...
It is precisely for this reason that Shi Kui has never been convinced by Dou Lan.
A few years ago, because of a dispute with Dou Lan, he stopped obeying Dou Lan's orders.
Nominally, this Shikui tribe is still a member of the Hongze Covenant, but in fact... this man is very arrogant and warlike, and has close contacts with the Qiang and Hu. I heard that Dou Lan wants to abolish the Shikui tribe this time when he is renovating Hongze.
Kui tribe was merged into the Geng family tribe. But Shi Kui disagreed and argued with the Geng family tribe. In addition, he had been nomadic for many years and had no fixed residence, so the Geng family tribe has not captured him yet... As for Dou Lan,
It seems that the Shi Kui tribe is also very troubled."
Affiliated to Hongze, but independent of Hongze...
After Jiang Xu's explanation, Cao Peng had some understanding of Shi Kui.
Rubbing his cheek gently, Cao Peng suddenly asked: "Your name is Liu Qing, right."
"Exactly."
Liu Qing quickly fell to the ground and answered.
"You just said that when Shi Kui was evacuating, he mentioned a place called Hongshui Beach?"
"Yes... but they spoke too fast, and there was a mix of nonsense and Han. I was a little dazed at the time, so I couldn't hear the content clearly. But I will never listen to the three words "Hongshuitan" because they mentioned two words.
times, so I was quite impressed. I just don’t know the location of Hongshui Beach, but I think it’s not too far away.”
"oh?"
"When those men attacked the humble men, they were not carrying any baggage.
In other words, they rode out lightly, so their home base should not be far away. If Hongshui Beach is their home base, it must be near Hongshui Beach."
Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh, "This guy is also smart...
Jiang Xu, have you ever heard of the name of this red water beach?"
Although Jiang Xu and Liang Kuan are not from Hongze, they have been rangers for many years, so they are familiar with Hongze.
The two looked at each other, smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
"Sir, this is the first time my brother has heard of the word "Red Water Beach".
Cao Peng couldn't help but frown and tapped lightly with his fingers.
After a long while, he suddenly said: "Go and ask the Hunu in the camp to see if anyone knows the location of Hongshuitan. I estimate that Hongshuitan is not a Han dialect, but is probably a transliteration of local nonsense." Liu
Qing was a little confused at the time, so he thought it was the Red Water Beach... Those old Hu slaves might know. Tell them, if anyone knows where the Red Water Beach is and is willing to lead the way, I can pardon his and his family's status as slaves.
.”
Jiang Xu and Liang Kuan heard this and immediately accepted the order.
"Hao Zhao, prepare your troops and prepare to attack."
Cao Zhang suddenly said excitedly: "Teacher, can I go out to fight?"
Cao Peng glanced at him and said, "Follow me and obey my orders. You can only fight when I ask you to fight..."
Liu Qing, please don’t go back yet.
I will report this matter to Lian Bao, and you can stay here for the time being and wait for my orders."
"Humble and obey!"
Everyone got up and left one after another.
Cao Zhang ran out of the tent happily and took Niu Gang to get ready.
However, Cao Peng found that Cai Di seemed to be deep in thought and had not spoken.
"Caidi, what's wrong with you?"
"Sir, I'm wondering what Red Water Beach means?"
"oh?"
"In the Xiongnu language, there is the word husu. If it becomes Han Chinese, it means yellow flowers... Could husu beach mean this: a place covered with yellow flowers? What if those people said husu instead of hongshui
, then it may be more convenient to search.”
Cao Peng was stunned!
For the first time since his rebirth, he discovered how important it is to master a foreign language.
Especially in a place like this where Hu and Han live together, if you can understand the Qiang and Hu language, you can definitely get twice the result with half the effort. Husu and hongshui, at first glance, are somewhat similar. Just now Jiang Xu said that the Hu culture in Shikui tribe is very serious.
That is very likely to happen. Thinking of this, Cao Peng's eyes narrowed into a line subconsciously.
"Wang Shuang!"
"The end will be here."
"Go and ask, is there a place with yellow flowers in its name around Hongshui County?"
"Here!"
Wang Shuang quickly accepted the order and left, leaving only Cao Peng and Cai Di in the tent.
"Caidy, well done!"
Hearing Cao Peng's compliment, Cai Di suddenly smiled and looked very excited.
"Sir, I have something to ask you."
"Please give me your instructions, sir."
"After Hongshui County is built, can you teach Mr. Xiongnu dialect?"
"ah?"
Cao Peng took a deep breath and reached out to rub Cai Di's head. "Sir, he is not a rigid person, nor is he the kind of person who sticks to the rules and doesn't know how to adapt. Since I have been ordered to control Hexi, I will fight with the Qiang, Hu and Xiongnu in the future.
Communication between them is indispensable. If possible, learning some foreign languages ​​​​is always a good thing for me.
Haha, from now on, Mr. Cai Di will have to rely on him to speak nonsense!"
Cai Di looked very excited and nodded repeatedly, but was speechless...
To be continued...