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After a moment, the guard led an old man about sixty years old in. He stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "Little Min Bande, pay homage to His Highness the King of Han."

Jia Xu introduced on the side: "This old man Bander was also a chief of the Wuhuan tribe. A few years ago, all his tribes were converted to farming and lived in the area of ​​Diaoyin County. Because he could not bear the heavy taxes of the Huns, he led his tribe to Guanzhong and was placed in Anding County. He was very familiar with the situation of Luoshui."

Liu Jing nodded, stepped forward and helped him up and said with a smile: "I have always welcomed herdsmen who have turned to farming. There is no need to be too polite, please get up."

Band seemed very excited, and he volunteered: "I am very familiar with the great chief of Wuhuan, Lu Xi. The little people are willing to persuade the chief to surrender to the Han Dynasty for His Highness."

"Don't worry about this, but I want to know, after you switch to farming, will you still maintain the lifestyle of the nomadic tribes in the past?"

This is the question that Liu Jing is most interested in. So far, he has contacted many nomadic peoples who have turned into farming, but without exception, they have been forcibly resettled by the government. This is the first time Liu Jing has encountered such nomadic peoples who voluntarily turned into farming, and is full of curiosity about their current lives.

Band smiled bitterly and said, "Farming and nomadism are completely different lifestyles. It is not just settlement and immigration. It has changed a lot in just one year. The key is that every household attaches more importance to its own interests, especially young people, who are unwilling to take out their property to support the elders of the tribe. Most of the young people have changed their surnames and speak Chinese. I, as the chief, have actually died in name only. Now I am just a patriarch, and can only control my brothers and nephews."

Liu Jing nodded. This was basically consistent with his idea. Changes in production methods, lifestyles and transformations will inevitably change. Chineseization is inevitable. The tribal system that adapts to nomadic life will naturally disintegrate and disappear. Especially young people are more willing to accept the baptism of Chineseization. However, he did not expect that the changes were so big in just one year, but he thought again that they had been farming for several years and should have changed a long time ago.

At this time, Jia Xu reminded Liu Jing again: "Don't your highness want to ask about Luo Shui's situation?"

A sentence reminded Liu Jing that what he was most worried about now was whether the Wuhuan cavalry would attack Guanzhong along Luochuan Road. He asked: "Luxi has gathered troops. Does your father-in-law think he will go south along Luoshui and enter Guanzhong?"

Band lowered his head and thought, "I don't know if Lu Xi has any idea of ​​attacking Guanzhong, but it's June, and it's the period of the Luo River's water rise. The riverbed has been flooded, especially the north of Yiyun Valley, which is about ten miles away, called Baima Gorge. The water flows rapidly, with cliffs on both sides and high mountains. It's impossible to do so. Unless they head south on a sheepskin raft, they can only wait until winter."

"You can walk south in winter," Liu Jing asked again.

"In winter, Luoshui freezes, so of course it can go south from the ice surface. In fact, after the autumn in August, the river water gradually becomes smaller and smaller, so you can go south along the riverbed without having to take a sheepskin raft."

Liu Jing paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. He heard the old man's meaning, but because of the rapid flow of water in Baima Gorge, he could not go south. However, if the Wuhuan people used a large raft, they could carry people into Guanzhong, which was still a certain threat.

At this time, Band said carefully: "Your Highness, Xiaomin does not think that the Wuhuan people will enter Guanzhong."

"Why?" Liu Jing asked with a look at him.

"Because the Wuhuan people had no ambition to enter Guanzhong, there was never a precedent. For several years, the Wuhuan people have lived in the shadow of the Huns, struggled for survival, and never thought of entering the Central Plains."

Of course, Liu Jing believed that the Wuhuan people did not have such ambition, but it would be hard to say if they were under the threat of the Huns.

He didn't say it out loud, and nodded and smiled, "Thank you, my father-in-law, for helping the Wuhuan people get rid of the control of the Huns. I hope my father-in-law stays for a few days, and maybe I still have some use of my father-in-law."

Band was extremely grateful, knelt down and kowtowed, slowly retreating. Liu Jing immediately said to Fa Zheng: "Immediately, order the Han army to lead 10,000 troops along the Luo River to camp in the Yiyun Valley area, so that they must raise the iron to block the river on the surface of the river."

Fa Zheng immediately went to write the military order. At this time, Liu Jing asked Jia Xu again, "The military advisor thought I should take the initiative to fight against the Wuhuan cavalry, or guard against the Huns and go into seclusion without fighting."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "This question is very subtle and difficult to answer. I said I could attack, nor could I attack. The key is Liu Qubei. If we can hold the Huns, then we can attack Wuhuan with all our strength."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said coldly: "If you want to hold the Huns, it is best to send surprise troops."

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The Sheyan Sea is located north of the Great Wall and south of Hetao, dozens of rivers poured in, and finally formed a freshwater lake with a thousand hectares of light. Together with the Juyan Sea, it is known as the two brightest pearls in the north of the northern part of the Seyan River. During the Han Dynasty, Sheyan County was established on the south bank of the Sheyan River to the east. Due to the invasion of the Huns, the county town was abandoned.

The Sheyan Sea is surrounded by Gobi and grasslands. Within more than ten miles of the coast, green grass and abundant grasses are lush. The vast pasture and sufficient water sources make this place a winter place for the Liu Qubei tribe. In summer, they usually return to the Hetao Plain.

But this year is different from previous years. Because all the young and strong men followed Liu Qubei to the south, more than 100,000 women and children did not move north to Hetao, but stayed in the Sheyanhai, constantly supplying a large number of cattle and sheep for soldiers in the front.

At noon that day, next to a forest about two miles away from the Sheyanhai, a cavalry of thousands of people was racing northward. This cavalry was the cavalry directly under Liu Jing led by Ma Dai. After five or six days of cultivation and replenishment of the troops, they went on again and under the order of Liu Jing, they sent surprise troops to attack the Sheyanhai and Liu Qubei's nest.

At this time, the cavalry had already reached the end of the forest. A military marquis who was familiar with the terrain said to Ma Dai: "General, take a rest, and then walk northward will be a twenty-mile long desert."

Madaile stopped the war horses and saw a small river not far away, so he ordered: "Go to the river to rest."

The soldiers turned their horses and ran away from the river not far away. For a moment, the river was crowded with people and was extremely lively. People drank the clear and sweet river water. The river water was cold. In the hot summer, it was like heaven. Many soldiers jumped into the river.

Ma Dai also turned over and got off the horse, found a grassy field to sit down, and a soldier filled a pot of water and handed it to him. Ma Dai took a few sips of water and looked at the surrounding terrain. There were huge mountains in the north, and there were bright white Gobi Desert near it. In direct sunlight, hot air flowed like a stove.

He frowned and asked the military marquis Li Jing who was in charge, and said, "Do you have to go to the Gobi Desert? There is no other shortcut?"

Li Jing's father is a businessman. He followed his father to and from the grassland and Guanzhong many times since he was a child. He was very familiar with the terrain here. He smiled and said, "The mountains in the distance are called Baiyu Mountain. There is a Great Wall built on the mountain. From here to Baiyu Mountain, about twenty miles away, one is a desert and a little green plant, but most of them are Gobi. After passing Baiyu Mountain, it is the grassland. Then fifty miles northward to the Sheyan Sea. This section of wasteland at the foot of the mountain is really painful in summer, but I know that a green is about one mile wide grassland, and the Huns will definitely walk through this green when they go south."

Ma Dai was overjoyed, “Where is this green?”

Li Jing pointed to the east, "Walk a few miles east along the river"

Ma Dai took a few mouthfuls of cold water, and the heat disappeared. He ordered: "Let's go after half an hour."

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The Han cavalry ran west for several miles and gradually reached the so-called green, which was indeed worthy of its name. On the surrounding hot and bright Gobi Desert, this one-mile-wide green space seemed particularly prominent and pleasing to the eye, just like a green carpet that leads directly to the distant Baiyu Mountains.

At this moment, two scouts rushed over and reported to Ma Dai: "General Qi reported to him that the Huns' supply team and tens of thousands of sheep were found in the valley ahead."

Ma Dai and deputy general Leng Bao looked at each other, and Ma Dai asked anxiously: "How many military guards are there?"

"There are not many people. Apart from dozens of herders, there are only people guarding cavalry."

"So few cavalry" Ma Dai frowned slightly. What can such few cavalry do?

At this time, the guide Li Jing smiled and said, "General Ma doesn't know that the guards here are not to prevent us from attacking, but to prevent wolves. There are so many flocks of sheep, which will definitely attract a large number of wild wolves at night, but although there are many wild wolves, there are enough cavalry."

Ma Dai then suddenly realized that he should have known that he also needed to guard against wolves in Hexi. However, he had been in the Han army for many years, and he forgot about the habit of guarding wolves in Hexi.

Leng Bao had an unconcealed excitement in his eyes. He was ready to rub his hands and said, "Only people, we can gather and annihilate them without leaving any living."

Ma Dai thought for a while and said, "In fact, there is no need to annihilate it. Block the northward return, give up the southern passage, let them report to Liu Qubei, and force Liu Qubei to retreat northward. Isn't our goal achieved?"

Leng Bao slapped his forehead and couldn't help laughing, "I'm really confused. We just want Liu Qubei to know the danger and do everything."

Ma Dai nodded, "We will act immediately without further ado."

He immediately divided his troops and ordered Li Xue to lead five people to guard the canyon to prevent the Huns from escaping back to Sheyanze to report the news. The remaining 2,500 troops were divided into two. Ma Dai led one to attack from the northeast direction, and Leng Bao led one to attack from the northwest direction, attacking the Huns' supply team on both sides.
Chapter completed!