Amidst the cold wind, thousands of people came out of the Lan Valley, cutting trees and sifting soil, and were busy.
The horses, which have been raised for a whole summer and autumn, are fat and strong. When galloping on the grassland, they look very graceful.
The knights were hunting and watching the north vigilantly.
Cai Tian moved the wood for a long time, looked at the dirty clothes, and then looked at the almost split fingers. Suddenly he felt sad and burst into tears.
It’s just drinking and getting drunk, it’s just letting your hair disheveled in someone’s mourning hall, it’s just dancing naked around someone’s female family members, why is it like this?
All of a sudden, he went from a pampered rich man to a sinner living in the frontier.
If the family hadn't sent someone to take care of her, her wife would have lost her virginity on the way to escort.
This is not the end, or even just the beginning.
Those who were exiled were all sinners. They were monitored on weekdays and had to provide food from their own resources. But before the first crop of grain was harvested, they had to rely on food from the top to the bottom. You can imagine how difficult it was.
Today I followed the brigade north to cut wood and ram soil. The food and grass prepared above were limited, and the work was still very heavy. After working for half a day, my stomach growled with hunger and my hands were cracked...
If someone takes him out now, he will definitely change his ways, be a good person, and never deviate from his original ways again.
What nonsense is the demeanor of a scholar? When you work hard every day, are exhausted, and are sick all over, you have no demeanor at all.
He realized it, but it seemed too late.
"Get up and work." The patrolling soldier came over.
Because he had been told by his superiors, his attitude was quite good and he did not use violence. But military orders were military orders. All prisoners, criminals, and slaves were sent to Caochengchuan to build a city. No matter how much care they were taken, they could not violate this rule.
If you have any dissatisfaction, let me hold it in. If you have the ability, go to Liu Fujun and see if he is afraid of you.
Cai Tian suffered a loss, wiped his tears after hearing this, returned to the forest farm, and continued to carry wood.
Liu Zhao galloped over on horseback, surrounded by hundreds of knights.
Compared with last year, the equipment has been improved, there are a lot more iron armors, the number of leather armors has also increased, and the combat effectiveness is increasing day by day.
"It's going to snow..." Liu Zhao looked up at the sky and sighed.
Fortunately it's almost finished.
This time, more than 10,000 men, women and elderly people, plus 2,000 slaves and prisoners, were dispatched. They left the Lan Valley and went to Caocheng to build a city in the middle of the river.
I have been busy for more than half a month, and in five to ten days, I will almost complete the outline of the city.
The city is not big and rough, but it already has basic defensive functions.
In order to build the city, Xun Chuo, the Minister of Duzhi, sent five thousand pieces of silk.
Liu Zhao accepted it, but also scorned it.
Five thousand bolts of silk are not enough, and they are not of much use. It is better to send some equipment, daily necessities and food.
If it weren't for the sake of "uncle", he wouldn't move at all. Who cares about this bit of silk? I don't live in Pingyang or Luoyang.
A bell sounded in the distance.
After a while, the messenger dismounted and bowed to the ground, saying: "Master Fu, there are only a dozen or so horses peeking at you today, and they have been dispersed."
Liu Zhao laughed when he heard this: "He Lan Aitou and Tuoba He La are fighting back and forth. They are really looking for death. Once the city is built, we will see what they do next year. By the way, what is the name of this city?"
"The king gave me the name 'Chulu'."
"Zhalu City, a thoroughfare for thieves, is a good name." Liu Zhao said with a smile: "I have long been attracted to this place, Caochengchuan. Rivers are crisscrossed, ponds are everywhere, and there are more flat areas than Ningwu and Jingle. If it is used for planting,
The land for grazing is truly a good area.”
Zhalu City is located in the area of ​​Qianwuwangcheng Village in the northwest of Wuzhai County, Shanxi Province. It had a city during the Warring States Period but was later abandoned.
The city is surrounded by hills and the terrain is dangerous, overlooking the small basin of the Caocheng River with rich water and grass. Once supplies are hoarded and soldiers and horses are stationed in the city, the Xianbei people will no longer be able to graze safely in the Caocheng River.
After learning that Helan Aitou had entered Shengle and had an enmity with Qi's mother and son, Shao Xun ordered Liu Zhao, the prefect of Kelan, to go out and see if there was any possibility of building a city at Caochengchuan.
Now it seems that the battle between the enemies is more intense than imagined, so much so that peripheral grasslands such as Caochengchuan were abandoned, and tribes, soldiers and horses were moved elsewhere to prepare for the war.
The harder they fight, the more beneficial it will be to the Jin army.
At the end of November, the construction of Chalu City was finally completed.
Liu Zhao looked left and right and planned to expand two more warehouse cities so that they could form a zigzag shape with the main city to support each other and store a large amount of grain, grass and equipment. Unfortunately, it was snowing heavily, and countless slaves and criminals were frozen to death. Every day
There were stiff corpses being cleared out, and the strong men and women also complained, so they had no choice but to give up.
After stocking a certain amount of hay, cheese, and preserved meat here, and leaving thousands of troops to guard it, he returned to Tianchi.
For him, if he succeeds in building the city, his mission for this year will be completed.
If a war breaks out next year, Chalu City will become the general food station for the army. There may be civilian servants from the south who will expand it, but this is none of his business.
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Hundreds of miles away in Shengle City, Helan Aitou was very proud.
As soon as he entered the city, he took in the concubines left by the late king and enjoyed them day and night.
As for my nephew Tuoba Yihuai, I will bear with him for now. In a few days, Aitou will marry a younger sister to him. He will marry his aunt back home. He will know both cold and hot, and will be able to take care of others. It will be great.
On this day, Helan Aitou entered the palace city under the escort of the sergeants of the brigade - to be honest, this damn palace is almost the same as a Han Dynasty mansion, and it still needs to be rebuilt. Helan Aitou has already made up his mind to build it next year.
Ding Zhuang was recruited to do this. After all, as the assistant prime minister, he also had to enter the palace to manage politics.
After arriving at the Assistant Prime Minister's Mansion, a group of tribal nobles had been waiting for a long time.
He Lan glanced around, then walked in the door with a big belly and laughed.
At this point in life, there are only two words: proud!
"Yi Lou, you are robbing houses and women as soon as you enter the city. You are going too far." He Lan pointed his head at the person closest to him and said displeasedly: "This is Shengle, not a small village. Please restrain yourself."
"
Yilou was not very happy after hearing this, but he did not dare to hit Helan's head. He only muttered: "You have taken the most beautiful women into your house, why don't I snatch a few away from you?"
Helan's head was choked, and he wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only give up.
Yilou is one of the ten core tribes of Tuoba, and is an important force that he can invoke.
The so-called ten Tuoba tribes all started out as one family.
During the period of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, there was a man named Tuoba Lin in the Mobei grassland. Because he annexed many small tribes and his strength increased greatly, he gave welfare to his seven brothers.
The old Tuoba tribe is still led by Tuoba neighbors.
The remaining annexed Jiangzhong were divided into seven, with the eldest brother being the Hegu clan and leading one section; the second brother being the Pu clan and leading one section; the third brother being the Baba clan and leading one section; and the fifth brother being the Daxi clan.
, leads one group; the sixth brother is Yilou, leads one section; the seventh brother is Qiu Dun, leads one section; the eighth brother is Qi Hai, leads one section.
Later, he gave benefits to his uncle and took charge of his own branch, named Yi Zhan clan.
Later, a member of the Tuoba clan with a slightly distant relationship was given benefits and received a branch, named Chekun clan.
This is the origin of the Shibu Tuoba. Although there are so many surnames, in fact, they are all one family by blood.
But among these ten tribes, there are also some close ones. The uncle Yizhan clan and the clan member Che Kun clan are not as close as the other eight tribes.
Last year, the western suburbs held a memorial ceremony for heaven. There were seven wooden carvings on the altar, which symbolized the seven other tribes besides the Tuoba clan. After all, the ancestors of these eight tribes were divided among the eight brothers.
Generally speaking, the Tuoba Dai Kingdom is centered on the Tuoba Ten Tribes, which control all the tribes, such as the Lan Tribe, the Feng Tribe, the Bai Tribe, the Dugu Tribe, the Helan Tribe, the Hedouling Tribe, the Hexi Tribe, and so on.
In addition to the Tuoba clan, there are also some tribes that have surrendered to them. They pay tribute from time to time or go to war with them. These are called "tribes from all directions" and their control power is very weak.
The problem facing Tuoba Xianbei now is: Tuoba Shibu himself has split...
Damn it, the core is cracked, can you still play?
The Baba tribe defected to Tuoba Shiyiqian.
The five tribes of Tuoba, Hegu, Pu, and Daxi defected to Tuoba and Hesu.
Only Yilou, Qiu Dun, and Yi Zhan were following Tuoba Yihuai, while Che Kun was still wavering.
When this happened, I didn’t expect there were so many New Party thieves!
"We have summoned you all here today because we have serious business." Helan Aitou sat at the head of a group of Tuoba clan members without hesitation and said: "In the past, Liwei Gong once sent desert sweaters like Wei to observe the customs and customs. He has a famous saying,
"I have seen from previous lives that the Xiongnu were Taton's followers. They were greedy for money and profit, and plundered the border people. Although they gained something, their casualties were not enough to make up for the loss. They also attracted enemies and made the people miserable. This is not a long-term plan." This statement is quite reasonable.
Now there is Henan Shao Xun, who is not a cowardly leader. It is not the best idea for us to fight him back and forth. It happens that Shao Xun also intends to make a good relationship, so why not use his power to defeat He Li first, and then destroy Shi Yi Qian
, what do you think about making other calculations after cleaning up?"
"Auntou, I think you've lost your mind!" Qiu Dun's man slapped his thigh and asked, "Do you still remember how Desert Khan died?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present felt a little uncomfortable.
At that time, Desert Khan entered the state of Cao and Wei as a hostage, and after the Jin and Wei Dynasties, he continued to stay in the Jin state as a hostage.
He was deeply Chinese and very capable, but he was disliked by the nobles who lived outside the Great Wall, and his relationship with his younger brothers was not good. So Wei Guan, the general of the Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty, bribed the Tuoba nobles and went into the desert to slander him.
Khan killed and eliminated a powerful enemy through physical destruction.
After the death of Desert Khan, the Tuoba clan disintegrated for a time. Fortunately, the Tuoba clan had capable people and saved it.
Qiu Dun said this to remind everyone that the Jin people are not good people. They have been trying to find ways to bring down Tuoba Xianbei and the tribal alliance.
This was done during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, wouldn't Shao Xun do this?
No, he's already doing it.
Separately canonize Yi Huai and Shi Yiqian. Can you not tell what evil intentions are hidden in them?
"Qiu Dun, please be patient." Helan Aitou was not satisfied with his attitude, but now he was weak and needed to unite everyone, so he said: "Shao Xun is definitely not a good guy, and I don't believe him either. But that's the end of the matter.
, it’s not a bad thing to join forces. Don’t worry, He Li is a coward. As long as he suffers a few defeats, the tribes will disperse and defect to Yihuai again.”
"We won't be able to fight a few battles, and we won't lose many people. The strength of the alliance is still there, and Shao Xun can't help me."
"It is better to unite with Shao Xun than to unite with Shi Yijian." Someone said.
"Forget about Shi Yijian!" He Lan sighed and said, "I thought Wang Feng, Ba Ba Rui, and Liu Lu Gu were so powerful, but they were beaten in an extremely embarrassing manner. I heard the news the day before yesterday that the Jin soldiers went north.
Rescue and forced the feudal tribe back, that bitch of the Wang family took Shi Yiqian and fled into Fanyang. Many old and weak women and children of the tribe also fled into the four counties of Changshan, Zhongshan, Shanggu, and Fanyang. If winter hadn't come, I think
They have been defeated."
"This..." Everyone was a little worried when they heard that the Wuhuan Wang family had suffered a huge defeat.
If He Li consolidated the eastern forces and turned against them, they would also be defeated.
"Do you understand now?" Helan Aitou said: "If Shao Xun doesn't intervene, this battle will be very dangerous. In my opinion, it is better to unite the Jin people and defeat He Li first, and then try other things. Anyway, Shao Xun can't really do it.
Rule the grassland, win the battle, be subdued, say something nice, and then ask for the Shi Yi Jian and send it to Luoyang as a hostage, just like the desert was sweating like Wei in the past. North of Yanmen Pass, we still make the decision, so we can eat it for the sake of face.
It doesn’t hurt to lose a little bit.”
"If we continue to hesitate, He Li will probably defeat the Wuhuan Wang Clan by May. How will we be able to resist then?"
"In addition, I heard a news that Yu Wenqiu Buqin is likely to send troops to help that bitch of the Qi family. He Li's strength has increased again."
Helan Aitou's last words were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone unable to recover.
Yuwen Xianbei wants to help Qi mother and son? If so, how can we fight this battle?
It seems that the only way to consolidate oneself is to rely on Jin soldiers.
Chapter completed!