The grassland in Fanhe County, Wuwei County, is covered with thick snow and is completely white.
The cattle and sheep have long been penned up, and there are several earthen houses surrounded by fences on the mountain. Smoke is rising from the kitchens. Nearby, a small bridge made of logs spans the icy river bed. In the distance, there are several exposed rocks.
, showing a simple and vicissitudes of beauty under the gray sunshine.
This place was originally one of Lu Shuihu's pastures.
Later, after the Lushui and Hu tribes were moved by Zheng Pu to live in Longyou or Hanzhong, the pastures were also sold by the government to the Bashu Haoyou who came to divide their households.
This ranch was sold to the Huang family in Langzhong, Brazil County.
The reason why the Huang family chose this place is that Huang Chong, the clan leader, is now the county magistrate of Naifanhe.
At that time, Qiao Zhou claimed to Zheng Pu that Huang Chong was the best among the descendants of Bashu, but Zheng Pu refused when the prime minister recommended him to be admitted to the prime minister's palace, so he was transferred here to serve.
After serving for several years, he gained a good reputation. When Fei Yi returned to Longyou, he claimed that he could guard a county.
But Zheng Pu knew that compared with governing the herdsmen, Huang Chong's strength was military strategy.
Therefore, Zheng Pu planned to give him a chance to display his talent and learning, which was why he chose the Huang family ranch as the place to meet Tuoba Liwei.
Yes, Xianbei of the Tuoba tribe, who had already left Mobei, was the sword that Zheng Pu wanted to borrow to kill Liu Bao, the Southern Huns.
When Jiang Wei and Fei Yi both returned, he used his wealth to hire four or five teams of messengers from the Qianghu tribe in Xiutuze, and went deep into Mobei to deliver letters and messages to Tuoba Liwei.
The letter is very long.
After Tuoba Li left for Mobei, the previous wars between the Han and Wei dynasties and the current offensive and defensive situation of the Han and Wei dynasties were recorded in detail, as well as the situation in the Monan Hetao and the Southern Huns Liu Bao's participation in the Battle of Quwu Mountain.
The message is very short, only one sentence.
He said: "If you return to Monan, our army can help your troops destroy the traitor Liu Bao."
After Tuoba Liwei received the letter and message, he happily agreed to meet in Hexi at the end of the year to discuss.
After all, whether they were exchanging supplies with the Han army during a feint attack in front of the Manyin City Fortress, or working with the Han army to destroy Liu Gaosheng Yuan on the right of the Southern Xiongnu when they were in Yanze, the cooperation between the two sides was very happy, and the Han army
The reputation is trustworthy.
The most important thing is that the living environment in Mobei is much worse than that in Monan.
Gobi deserts are spread all over the place, and there are frequent sandstorms and white disasters.
Moreover, the slightly better pastures had long been occupied by other tribes. When the Xianbei Tuoba tribe migrated there, they were almost always engaged in endless wars over pastures and pastures.
Not to mention the expansion of the tribe, the ability to keep the tribe's momentum alive, but also the spoils of annihilating Liu Gaosheng Yuan, the right wing of the Southern Huns!
In fact, he also knew that Zheng Pu had bad intentions when he invited him to return to Monan.
For example, Liu Bao, the Southern Xiongnu who owned tens of thousands of slaves, was not so easy to destroy. What's more, he betrayed the Wei State and would definitely be held accountable by the Wei State after returning to Monan.
But he had no choice.
If you stay in Mobei, the war will continue, so why not return to Monan, where the living environment is better?
At least there were Han troops supporting him in Monan.
It was a long journey from Mobei to Xiutuze, and then escorted all the way to Fanhe County by Xu Zhi who was waiting in Xuanwei City. Even though Tuoba Liwei traveled day and night, he only arrived at dusk on the last day as agreed.
Came to the scene.
But Zheng Pu was very enthusiastic about him.
Because as the leader of the Tuoba Tribe, he came in person regardless of his own safety. This was the greatest sincerity, and it also meant that Zheng Pu's plan was already half successful.
Roasted lamb, kumiss, silk harp...
The banquet, which was not grand but full of sincerity, came to an end. Zheng Pu dismissed all the other people, leaving only him, Tuoba Liwei and Huang Chong in front of the fire pit in Qionglu.
This made Tuoba Li's slightly curious gaze fall on Huang Chong.
The person who was left to watch at such a young age is certainly not a mediocre person.
But Zheng Pu did not explain. Instead, he asked directly as soon as he put down the wine cup, "It is said that before the leader went to Mobei, he wrote letters to the traitor Liu Bao and laughed away his grudges?"
"There is something about it."
Tuoba Liwei did not deny it. He nodded and said loudly, "However, general, there is no need to doubt the sincerity of our department. Our department has attacked Liu Bao many times before, and the blood feud cannot be resolved by a letter."
"Haha~~"
Unable to help, Zheng Puyan smiled and waved his hand, "The leader has misunderstood my meaning. The leader personally attended my banquet, how can I not believe in your sincerity?"
Indeed, he never questioned Tuoba Liwei's sincerity.
Interest is the only criterion that can guarantee agreements and alliances.
Just like Dahan and Jiangdong, they got together and separated several times, isn't it just because of their interests~
Not to mention the nomadic tribes who believe in preying on the weak and respecting the strong. Whether they want to tear up the alliance depends only on whether it is profitable.
"The purpose of my question is to know, if the leader writes a letter to the traitor Liu Bao again, claiming that he is willing to be his brother and work together to occupy the Hetao, how much can he believe it?"
Well?
Do you want our troops to pretend to join forces with Liu Bao, and then switch sides when the Han army comes to attack?
Hearing this, Tuoba Li was slightly stunned.
After a while, he said softly, "If the situation in Hetao and Liu Bao's current situation are as stated in the general's letter, he will not reject our unit's joint efforts. However, general, after all, our unit has a blood feud with him, even if I
If we form an alliance with him, he will also be wary of our troops and be on strict guard against us."
"Ha, if he is willing to form an alliance with your department, what we have planned can be accomplished!"
Immediately, Zheng Pu raised his hands and smiled. He said nothing else and simply said what was in his heart.
It turns out that Zheng Pu’s plan to kill with a borrowed knife was not only the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei, but also the Wei state!
Because the State of Wei knew very well about Liu Bao and would be on guard at all times, Zheng Pu wanted Tuoba Liwei to provoke the increasingly bad relationship between Liu Bao and the State of Wei.
For example, Tuoba Li Wei secretly wrote a letter to agree on an alliance with Liu Bao, and proposed a plan to conspire to annex other tribes - the Xianbei Tuoba tribe would first return to Hetao to seize pastures, threatening the safety of Wei's counties; and then asked Liu Bao to use the previous
On the grounds of a blood feud, he asked Wei for food and supplies to lead the attack.
In this way, Wei Guo naturally encouraged Liu Bao and pushed things into action.
Liu Bao and Tuoba Liwei secretly divided the baggage, and then, while pretending to attack each other, the two sides spread the war to the habitats of other small Qiang and Hu tribes, occupying pastures and annexing them!
In this way, both parties can benefit and take the opportunity to strengthen their own tribes.
As long as this is repeated several times, driven by common interests, Liu Bao will gradually change his view of the Xianbei Tuoba tribe, and it will be time to see the end of the world.
Tuoba Liwei could ask the tribe's commander to pretend that he accidentally left behind the baggage given to Liu Bao by the Wei State when he was plundering other tribes, and then deliberately let some people go alive, so that the Wei State would know Liu Baoyang's secret violation!
At that time, Wei and Liu Bao will inevitably attack each other.
And Liu Bao will regard the Xianbei Tuoba tribe as a truly trustworthy helper who can fight against Wei side by side.
Without him, because he knew that it was impossible for the Xianbei Tuoba tribe to make peace with Wei. In other words, as long as Tuoba Li had the slightest intention, it would not be difficult to find an opportunity to attack Liu Bao.
The only disadvantage is that this planning step is relatively cumbersome and difficult to control during implementation.
And in the process, it is often necessary to act according to circumstances and adapt to changes.
After Tuoba Liwei listened, he pondered for a long time and pointed out this problem, "The general's plan is interconnected and will definitely achieve success! However, I and my tribe are reckless people, and it may be difficult to implement such a complicated plan.
, but then it will miss the general’s good intentions.”
"The leader has nothing to worry about!"
Unexpectedly, Zheng Puchang smiled heartily, pointed at Huang Chong next to him and said, "This is a talented person from the descendants of my Han Dynasty, and he is also someone I will send to your department to consult with the leader at any time."
