The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 208

three months later.

In Yunzhong City on the northern border of Bingzhou, Emperor Liu Bian of the Han Dynasty led the Imperial Guards of the Chinese Army to patrol the place, and summoned all the tribes of the Xianbei Desert in the grassland to come to have an audience.

The leaders of the Xianbei and Mobei tribes who had already received the news came one after another, and almost tens of thousands of people gathered outside Yunzhong City.

"The grand scene of various ministries coming to court today has probably not happened in the past hundred years."

Standing at the head of Yunzhong City, Liu Bian looked at the leaders of the Xianbei and Mobei tribes who were orderly outside the city, and said very happily.

"Yes, Your Majesty, since the Xianbei disaster at the end of the Han Dynasty, no one in the grasslands has obeyed orders. It is all due to Your Majesty's majesty to be as obedient as a sheep today!" said Wei Ping, the son of Liang Guogong next to him. .

Wei Ping, as the eldest son of Wei Qing, Duke of Liang, will also be half of the generals of the Western Expeditions of these grassland tribes in the future, and his appearance in Yunzhong City this time is exactly what Liu Bian hoped for.

"Okay, everyone is almost here, let me go!"

After Liu Bian finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered the event to begin.

Amidst bursts of majestic rituals and music, the heavy cavalry of the imperial guards of the Han Chinese Army, which were distinguished by black, white, yellow, and blue, began to perform martial arts.

Seeing the big Han iron cavalry shining with coldness and vigor all over their bodies, all the leaders of the Xianbei Mobei tribe on the spot were all apprehensive, and even some timid ones were already fighting with each other.

Everyone is very scared, they all know the potential threat brought by their troops going south, which has always been the most feared by the Central Plains Dynasty.

If the emperor of the Han Dynasty turned his face today, I'm afraid they will have to explain here.

Fortunately, after the martial arts performance was over, they did not wait for the Han Emperor's order to kill them.

"I called you here today because I heard that your ministries have suffered a severe famine, and the old and the weak cannot survive. I am here to help you out of compassion!"

Seeing that a group of barbarian leaders were intimidated by the Han army like well-behaved elementary school students, all of them were arrogant and did not dare to speak, Liu Bian finally spoke with great satisfaction.

"what?"

"Relief for us?"

After hearing the words of the Han emperor, all the leaders of the Xianbei Mobei tribe suspected that they had heard it wrong.

For hundreds of years, the Central Plains dynasty has attacked, co-opted, and solicited various grassland tribes, but there has been no mention of disaster relief.

Usually when the grassland tribes suffer from famine, it would be a great kindness for the Central Plains Dynasty not to take the opportunity to step on them severely.

Just when everyone was amazed, a crying voice suddenly sounded.

"Your Majesty, we are forced to do nothing. The grasslands in the north are severely drought-stricken, and there is no drinking water for humans and animals. This is why we have to go south to graze. I really don't want to offend the majesty of the big man. After returning today, I must restrain the people from returning north immediately. Please, Your Majesty, let us live!"

Liu Bian took a closer look, and it turned out to be a round-faced man with two braids on top of his head.

"Your Majesty, this is Tuoba Jiefen, the leader of Suotou Xianbei." Gu Yong, Minister of Rites, said.

Liu Bian nodded slightly, it seemed that the martial arts performance he had just arranged to promote the military might of the Han Dynasty had frightened these prairie barbarians out of their wits.

What I said just now was obviously pleasant, but it made them think that the emperor of Han was hiding a knife in his smile and wanted to kill their whole family.

"Hahaha, what I just said was sincere and sincere, and I didn't intend to harm you!"

Liu Bian laughed loudly, and all the civil and military officials around him also laughed loudly.

At this time, Tuoba Jiefen, the leader of Suotou Xianbei, and others believed that the Emperor Han did not intend to kill their tribe.

When Liu Bian announced his plan to transfer young men from various ministries to serve in the Western Region Protectorate, all the tribal leaders were shocked and frightened.

Although reducing the tribe's population, the rest of the tribe can be allocated more food, enough to survive the famine.

However, all the tribes in the grassland are based on strength, and the tribe has a small population, so it is very easy to be attacked and annexed by hostile tribes.

Liu Bian had already guessed the concerns of the ministries.

He then stated that with the guarantee of the hundreds of thousands of frontier troops of the Han Dynasty, any offensive between tribes would not continue, especially the tribes that were willing to send troops to the Western Regions to obey orders, would be given special care by the frontier army of the Han Dynasty.

Anyone who dares to invade these tribes is tantamount to declaring war on the Han.

Under Liu Bian's coercion and lure, the leaders of all the ministries present raised their hands in thanks for accepting the benevolent care of the Han emperor.

Afterwards, Liu Bian ordered that every household in each tribe should select an eldest son as a fresh force for marching to the Western Regions.

Looking at the roster of personnel reported to the Ministry of War by the leaders of various ministries, Liu Bian couldn't help but say proudly.

"The eldest son's expedition to the west! It will start 1000 years in advance!"

The Protectorate of the Western Regions, Gaochang City.

As the seat of the Protectorate of the Western Regions of the Great Han Dynasty, the scale of Gaochang City is really shabby.

Whether it is the height of the city or the area of ​​the city, they are quite short and compact, not even as small as a small county town in the Central Plains.

But even so, Gaochang City is already the largest city in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

The Protectorate in Gaochang City.

Wei Xing ran in happily.

"Father, brother sent someone to report!"

"Oh, bring it quickly!"

Wei Qing, Duke of the Liang Kingdom of the Great Han Dynasty, was also delighted to hear the words.

The messenger who was waiting outside the door was ushered in by Wei Xing.

Wei Qing finished reading the letter, and asked the messenger carefully again.

From this, it is known that at this time Shizi Weiping has led the [-] servants of Xianbei's various ministries recruited by Yunzhong to march to the West Sea of ​​Liangzhou, and will arrive in Gaochang in about a month or so.

"With 5 horses, whether it's marching or camping, it's a test of the commanding ability of the general. I didn't expect Ping'er to be so proficient in it."

Wei Qing, who was always strict, rarely praised his eldest son.

The second son Wei Xing next to him was also very happy.

"Father just told His Majesty about the lack of soldiers and horses in the Western Regions, and His Majesty immediately recruited [-] soldiers and horses, and finally let Father show his talents!"

Hearing this, Wei Qing felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Since he opened up the Western Regions with festivals, it took several years to restore the scale of the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty.

It wasn't that Wei Qing was incompetent, it was because the number of Han Chinese in the Central Plains in the Western Regions was too small, and apart from the ten thousand soldiers and horses led by Wei Qing, they couldn't get any supplement at all.

The world has been in turmoil for many years, and the population in the Central Plains is seriously underpopulated, not to mention the Western Regions thousands of miles away.

"When these [-] soldiers arrive, the rebellion of Wusun and Dawan will no longer be rampant!" Wei Xing said happily.

Wusun, Dawan and other Western Region states were once subject to the Central Plains Dynasty, but after decades of wars, they have begun to no longer take the Central Plains Dynasty seriously because of their distance.

Since Wei Qing led the army to restore the Western Regions, he repeatedly summoned Wusun, Dawan and other vassal states to visit him, but he did not get any response.

Even, some business travelers from Liangzhou who came back reported to the Western Regions Protectorate that Wusun, Dawan and other countries had actually fallen to the Anxi and Guishuang countries in the west, and high taxes were also imposed on the passing Central Plains business travelers. Adding to the exploitation, the Protectorate of the Western Regions is not taken seriously at all.

"Having said that, the [-] soldiers and horses brought by Ping'er are all Xianbei barbarians on the grassland. They must be trained first before they can be used by us with confidence!" Wei Qing said.

When Wei Xing heard this, he also nodded in agreement.

"What my father said is very true. If it weren't for the barbarians in the Western Regions who look very different from us, then don't worry about the lack of military strength."

Except for Dunhuang and Yiwu at the easternmost point, the aborigines here in the Western Regions are mainly Cypriot Tocharians with curly hair and eyes.

Just in terms of appearance, he is very different from Wei Qing's soldiers, so naturally he cannot be the most trusted sergeant.

"Your Majesty has already sent me a letter about this matter." Wei Qing said with a smile.

"Ah, does your Majesty even know the situation in the Western Regions like the palm of his hand?" Wei Xing was surprised.

"Haha, Your Majesty is familiar with the military and political affairs of the world. How could he not know about the situation here in the Western Regions?"

Wei Qing admired Liu Bian's previous instructions from the bottom of his heart.

The Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, but Liu Bian can always make a very accurate judgment on the situation of his playing.

"Father, what did His Majesty say in the letter?"

"Your Majesty said in the letter that the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, and here are all Hu people from the Western Regions with color eyes and eagle noses. When the Xianbei Qiang Hu people come, the first task is to turn them into Xia!" Wei Qing said.

"Turning Hu into Xia? What does this mean?" Wei Xing had never heard of this term.

"The Xianbei Qiang Hu people are very similar to us in appearance, but very different from the Western Region Hu people. Naturally, we must find a way to make these Xianbei Qiang Hu people become our Han Huaxia people, at least in the eyes of those Western Region Hu people. Think of them as Chinese people , This is what His Majesty said about turning Hu into summer!"

When Wei Xing heard this, he was immediately impressed.

"If this is the case, then the number of barbarians in the Western Regions will not have such a big advantage, and they will not be afraid of their capriciousness!"

"For the affairs of the Western Regions, the first thing is to have a thriving population. Otherwise, once the Central Plains changes, the barbarians in the Western Regions will inevitably repeat themselves, and decades of business operations will immediately disappear."

Wei Qingyu said earnestly.

The more he knew, the more regretful Wei Qing felt.

Generations of Han Jiaerlang opened up the Western Regions, shed blood and tears, and after a hundred years of hard work, they always disappeared because of a certain chaos in the Central Plains, and then restarted again and again.

The key problem is that there are too few Han people in the Central Plains of the Western Regions.

Once there is no support from the Central Plains court, the Central Plains army left behind in the Western Regions will soon be unable to operate.

"Then how does Your Majesty plan to turn Hu into summer?" Wei Xing asked.

"Change the custom, introduce the clan!"

Wei Qing said eight words sonorously and forcefully.

"Change customs, introduction clan?"

Wei Ping pondered over it carefully, and slowly comprehended some of it.

Soon after.

Dahan Zhenguo General Sima, Da Sikong, and Liangguo Gong Weiqing swore to fight against thieves in Gaochang City, and announced that they would lead the newly reorganized [-] new troops to conquer the rebellious Wusun, Dawan, Shule, Qiuci and other states.

With the bells and drums contending, tens of thousands of troops marched westward along the avenue under the guidance of military flags.

A slew of brand new banners followed.

Such as 'Tuoba', "Yuwen", "Dou", "Qifu" and other banners.

"These banners don't look like Huaxia Erlang at first glance, and they need to be changed in the future!"

Looking at the banners of Xianbei recruits, Wei Qing was slightly dissatisfied.

"Father, the time is still a bit rushed. When Wusun Dawan and other traitors are defeated, the children will definitely let them change their surnames to Han." The eldest son Weiping said beside him.

The [-] new Xianbei troops were led back by Wei Ping from the clouds. The march along the way had already made Wei Ping very familiar with the situation of each department.

After arriving in Gaochang in the Western Regions, Wei Qing let Wei Ping continue to lead the new Xianbei army.

"Your Majesty has already said in the letter that if these Xianbei Qianghu are to be completely loyal to the great man, not only their country must be destroyed, but their history must also be destroyed!"

(End of this chapter)