In late August, Youbeiping was already very desolate, and the vegetation was withered, making the eyesight of the soaring eagle even sharper.
The negotiation place was outside Pinggang County (north of Pingquan County, Hebei Province). Lou Fan, the commander-in-chief of Yanxi Lou Fan, came forward with a sullen face and beat his horse. The day before yesterday, he and Lou Fan went out hunting on Lou Fan. They raided the county town and killed thousands of Lou Fan.
Meet all the uninvited guests including women and children.
There were also several riders coming from the county town, including a tall general riding a red horse, with a face like a crown of jade, fine armor, and a sword at his waist. On his left was an older man with a thick beard.
The big man jumped out first and shouted with a rich accent to stop Lou Fanyue from moving forward.
"It's annoying Lou, why don't you get off your horse and pay homage to King Zhao!"
Lou Fanyue's speech was not very good, but at least he understood the title of the visitor.
"King Zhao? Are you Young Master Fusu?"
"I am Fusu." Fusu stepped forward. His bodyguards watched Lou Anning's every move with vigilance, their hands on the crossbow.
The big man with thick beard on the left is Liu Ji.
Old Liu originally wanted to stay in the Liaoxi Corridor to command his disciples and attract the main force of King Zang Tu of Yan, but Fusu gave the job to Gao Cheng, and Liu Ji was taken to Youbeiping by Fusu.
Also coming with them were five thousand cavalry who had exhausted all their efforts from Liaodong and Liaoxi.
"I've heard about you."
Lou Fanyue was not intimidated by the title of "Great King". He sneered and said: "Master Fusu, who has always been kind and righteous, would take advantage of me to rob my women and children while we are out hunting?"
"It's a misunderstanding." Fusu clarified:
"We originally thought that those who occupied Pinggang were the Donghu people who fled south, but it turned out to be Loufan. Fortunately, there were not many casualties, and your family members are also safe."
Liu Ji added: "After all, the people outside the Great Wall who draw bows are all riding and shooting under felt tents, so it is difficult to tell them apart."
But Lou Fanyue raised his voice: "The Donghu people are flying the yellow flag, and Lou Fany is flying the deer flag. This was the case hundreds of years ago. How can anyone on the grassland admit their mistake?"
Loufan is an ancient state that has existed since the Zhou Dynasty. It is unclear whether it originated from the princes who were enfeoffed by the Zhou king or the Rong Di who migrated to the north of Jizhou. Anyway, by the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Loufan had already
The country was founded in the northwest of Shanxi Province, and its soldiers were strong and good at riding and shooting, and it became the overlord of the country.
It even made King Wuling of Zhao fearful, so he learned Lou Fan's tactics and started "riding and shooting in Hufu".
Later, Lou Fan was defeated by the powerful Zhao State, but King Wuling of Zhao was a broad-minded man. Instead of killing and expelling Lou Fan, he reorganized them and strengthened their troops, making many Lou Fan strong soldiers and generals.
They joined the Zhao army in the form of "mercenaries" and were rewarded with beheadings. Some of them refused to obey the restraints and fled outside the Great Wall. When Li Mu resisted the Huns, there were some Lou Fans in both armies.
After Qin destroyed Zhao, it thought that the Loufan people gathered in Yanmen County were an unstable force, so it was divided into two parts. One part was enclosed in Loufan County, Yanmen County, and the other part moved to Shanggu County in Yanxi.
Living at the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain is also called Western Loufan and Eastern Loufan.
After the death of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the world was in chaos, especially in the Yan Dynasty area, where many forces including Donghu, Xiongnu, Yan, Dai, Zhao and Fusu competed.
Loufan in the west of Loufan County, Yanmen County wandered among various forces and started a mercenary business. They first accepted the title of "King Loufan" from the Xiongnu Modun Great Chanyu, and then became the acting king Han Guangzhi.
Xia Fengjun accepted the employment of Li Zuoche, Lord Guangwu of Zhao State, and even sent people across the river to Shangjun to contact Han Xin, the vanguard of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Dongfang Loufan's idea was much simpler. After regaining their freedom, they just wanted to find a peaceful place and live a half-farming and half-grazing life.
It happened that the "Yan State" that controlled Youbeiping County gave up its northern area (Chengde, Hebei) under the attack of Donghu. The Donghu who could have moved into it collapsed due to the Xiongnu attack, and the remaining troops fled to the northeast. As
The Xiongnu Chanyu led a large force to attack Shuobei from the west. In the north of Beiping, hundreds of miles of open space appeared...
Lou Fanyue, the handsome commander of the eastern Loufan, saw the right opportunity and migrated all the way from Yanxi in early autumn. He occupied this area where farming could be done and there was abundant pasture for the winter, and he settled in Pinggang County without any ceremony.
Unexpectedly, the good days were broken before long.
"I just entered the Yan Dynasty for the first time, so I don't know." Fusu still repeated this rhetoric, which made Lou Yue a little impatient.
"How can we be willing to release our people?"
Lou Fanyue really wanted to fight with him, but Fusu was obviously well prepared for coming west this time. He had thousands of Liaodong and Western Liaoning militiamen under his command. In a head-to-head encounter, Lou Fanyue, who only had two thousand young and strong men, would not be able to take advantage.
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He guessed what Fusu's request was, to surrender? To withdraw from Youbeiping? Or to be the sword in his hand and attack the Yan Dynasty, just like what King Wuling of Zhao once asked.
"No conditions."
Fusu raised his hand high. Behind him, thousands of Liao cavalry gradually withdrew from Pinggang County and headed southeast:
"We are just passing through here. Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, we will withdraw from Pinggang immediately and leave the Loufan clan and this city to you."
"But if the misunderstanding in your mind has been resolved, why not think about it carefully, with thousands of people in Loufan occupying this sacred place, with the Xiongnu outside and the Yan Dynasty inside, how long can it last if the internal and external oppression lasts? If you want to talk to me, you can
Go to the south and meet us at our army camp, twenty miles away."
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"Your Majesty, why don't you detain the whole clan of Lou Fan and force him to be loyal to your Majesty?"
Pinggang County was left behind, and a Liao cavalry general under his command was very puzzled.
"Forced loyalty is false loyalty."
Fusu had his own opinion.
"If you use the wrong method, you won't get the correct result. It will only lead to the opposite direction."
"So since I raised my army, I have driven away the Eastern Hu and protected Liaodong. I have only done the right thing."
Liu Ji agreed with Fusu's words: "What the king said is true."
"To treat these Rong and Di, if you want to convince them sincerely, you need to be more generous."
"But the king's enemy." He lowered his voice:
"But my heart is as dark as ink, and I have to achieve my goal by any means..."
Fusu was noncommittal:
"My current enemies are the two kings of Yan and Dai. If we can't get over this hurdle, everything else is just a fantasy."
Whether it is the "big enemy" that Liu Ji repeatedly reminded him to be careful about, or the fantasy in the minds of the Haidong garrison that as long as the young master Fusu returns to Guanzhong, the people of Guanzhong will definitely welcome him with their jugs and pulp, these are things that need to be faced later.
thing, and what Fusu needs to work hard to break through now is the web weaved by the Three Kingdoms of Yan Dynasty, Zhao Dynasty, and Jiaodong.
Although he insisted on adhering to the "right way", after returning to the camp, Fusu still ordered the entire army to be on guard to be careful of enemy attacks. At the same time, he released scouts to monitor every move in the tower.
After waiting for a day, Lou Fanren did not show up, and everyone became more and more anxious. Liu Ji even began to guess that Lou Fanren was already planning to join their enemies...
"It will even reveal our intention to go to the north of Yanshan Mountain and attack Wuwen."
He warned that the Yan Dynasty coalition army numbered tens of thousands and blocked the narrow Yu Pass, while the Liao army only numbered more than ten thousand.
If they break through along the seaside, they will definitely not be able to win, so Fusu Cai's soldiers made a dangerous move, intending to attack the enemy's rear while holding back the enemy's main force.
At this moment, more than ten knights from the arcade stepped on the withered grass and floated over.
"What do you want to talk about?"
This time, Lou Fanyue entered Fusu's tent and shared wine and meat.
"Lou Fan is known for being good at fighting. I want Lou Fan to help me."
Fusu has the reputation of a king, but he does not have the airs of a king.
Lou Fanyue wiped the oil around his mouth and stretched out his hand. It was covered with thick calluses from years of drawing a bow and holding a sword.
"Lou Fan's rule has always been to exchange money for life. As long as he gives out five hundred catties of gold cakes and two thousand Lou Fan young men, he can serve the king for one year."
He emphasized: "The price we offer is already cheaper than the price in Xibian Loufan County."
Fusu spread his hands and said: "The two Liaos are suffering from cold and poverty, and I have no gold or silk."
"Then no need to talk."
Lou Fanyue stood up angrily and was about to leave, but Liu Ji held him down!
This thick-bearded man was so powerful that Lou Fanyue found it difficult to move.
"I can't give Lou Fan gold or silk."
Fusu stood up and said:
"But I know what Lou Fanren wants most right now."
He walked out of the tent, grabbed a handful of black soil stained with withered grass, and handed it to Lou Fanyue.
"Loam."
"Land is the foundation of a country. Regardless of farming or animal husbandry, loam is needed."
Fusu said:
"At present, all the restoration princes can only do it for a while. The one who will eventually wipe out the world and clean up the rivers and mountains will be the Qin Dynasty."
"If Lou Fan helps him, even if he is just neutral, after the world is peaceful, he will still be regarded as a traitor who stole Qin's soil. Even if he can enjoy peace for more than ten years, he will eventually be expelled."
"But as long as Lou Fanren helps me defeat the Yan Dynasty, after this battle is over, I will let you wait outside the Great Wall, on the grassland vacated after Donghu escaped, in a radius of thousands of miles, to rebuild your own country!"
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"Young Master promised to give Lou troublesome soil, but he was more generous to this group of Rong Di than to the heroes who drove Donghu and established the two Liao Dynasties."
After Lou Fanyue left, Liu Ji, who had been pretending to be "honest and simple, straightforward and heartfelt," muttered this in front of Fusu.
Fusu finished the cup of wine and said: "Before the Western Expedition, you were rewarded with titles for your merits. The older ones received the village pavilion, the younger ones received food and salary. In the future, you may also be granted the title of a county in the Central Plains. It is no better than having no master outside the Great Wall."
Is the land strong?”
However, the Chishan grassland left behind after the collapse of Donghu was beyond the reach of the Huns. It was full of temptations for Lou Fanren, but they were not the only ones to fight against localism. Other small tribes on the grassland were also eager to try.
Unlike Western Loufan, who is always good at dancing, finding a balance among the various forces and forming an alliance with Fusu may be a good choice for Eastern Loufan.
For Fusu, it was better for Lou Fanren to fill the gap left by Donghu than for the Xiongnu to expand without any resistance and occupy the entire grassland thousands of miles from east to west.
"It's too late for me to raise an army."
Fusu sighed, although it was not easy to conquer a thousand miles of territory with nothing in eight months and repelled Donghu's crazy attack, but compared to the anti-kings of the Central Plains, they were too weak.
"So I need everyone who can join me."
As long as it doesn't go against his way of life, he won't refuse anyone who comes.
"Otherwise, I won't be able to win this battle."
"There is no way to win the whole war!"
"What should I do if Lou Fan betrays me in battle?" Liu Ji was still worried: "You know, Rong Di has always been untrustworthy."
Fusu seemed a little drunk, so he took off his crown and placed it on the table, within Liu Ji's reach, but his eyes seemed to be very clear.
"Liu Ji, the people around me who want to betray..."
"Is it still less?"
These words made Liu Ji's hair stand on end, and he clenched the dagger hidden in his arms!
Fortunately, Fusu's next words made Liu Ji relax again.
"When we were in western Liaoning, some military scribes secretly conveyed news to Jiaodong. After investigation, we found out that he was assigned from Jiaodong, his family was in the hands of Chen Ping, and he had accepted bribes from Jiaodong merchants..."
Someone begged for mercy, hoping to send these people to the barrier in the far north of Liaodong.
But Fusu finally ordered his beheading!
But are all the traitors really killed?
The reality is this. The Haidong garrison, the people from Liaodong and Liaoxi, and the newly joined Lou Fan are like King Zhao of Zhou's ship that is stuck together with glue and may fall apart at any time.
Many people would jump to other ships at any time given the opportunity.
Fusu is already at the bow of the ship, and the ship is already moving in the water. No matter whether it is stopping or moving, there is a possibility of disintegrating and sinking. Only by accelerating forward, there is still a chance of landing!
But that shore is too far away from Fusu.
Just like the distance between western Liaoning and Guanzhong, not only was it beyond reach, but the news was also delayed by several months. Fusu still didn't know that Heifu had penetrated into Guanzhong, overthrew the regime of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, and started drastic reforms.
I only had a vague expectation that he would definitely be faster than me.
Liu Ji withdrew, and Fusu came alone outside the camp. The night outside the Great Wall in late autumn was desolate, the moon hung high, and the sound of bamboo pipes echoed in the distance.
"From the moment I chose to lead everyone back west and clean up the old mountains and rivers from scratch, I couldn't stop."
He raised the wine bottle high, as if to honor the moon and his former self.
But eventually he turned to the southwest and paid tribute to his past friends:
"the same as you!"
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ps: Today is still a chapter. In addition, I only blocked 4 chapters in the first volume. I can still salvage it and am looking for a way to release it. The other content is fine for the time being. Generally speaking, it is relatively light. Don’t panic.
In addition, the review process is manual recently, and the speed is very slow. It depends on how long it takes to upload, so everyone should just relax and let it go.
