When he moved to Youzhou at the beginning of the year, most of his energy was in Zhuo County, Guangyang, and Yuzhang. It was not until June that when Liu Bei died in Hedong in battle, the remaining forces were gradually eliminated, and Shen You led the main force to go out of the frontier.

Since Liu Bei sent troops to attack Jizhou and Dai County, Shanggu has not been stationed in the main force of the Han army in the past two years. The Xianbei and Wuhuan people saw the opportunity and approached the border again, especially the Xianbei people, gathered near Danhan Mountain, waiting for an opportunity to enter and invade.

Due to objective conditions, Shen You was unable to launch a large-scale attack for the time being, but it was still no problem to let the cavalry attack and fight against the Xianbei people. For this day, Shen You had been very restrained. He went out for two months and arranged to go out of the frontier. The information collected was the responsibility of Zhang Hong and other Zhongshan merchants, so as to avoid arousing the alertness of the Xianbei people as much as possible.

Not long ago, he received news from Zhang Hong that the Xianbei people would gather near Danhan Mountain. They called it the Wanlin, which was to count the harvest of each ministries this year and whether they would enter the fort and rob. They also knew that Liu Bei had been defeated and Youzhou was now the territory of the Wu Kingdom. For these Xianbei people, this meant that Youzhou had more oil and water to fish, not only food, but also goods from the Central Plains.

Of course, Zhang Hong and others would also sell goods from the Central Plains to the grassland, but there is no way to buy them. Especially when doing business with the Wu people, it is a pain and happiness for these Xianbei people. Happiness is good things, but the pain is high, but it is impossible to leave. The most typical one is tea. I don’t know how much fur and war horses the Xianbei people have changed. Many people want to quit, but they just can’t quit. It’s okay if they haven’t drunk it. Now that I’m used to tea, it won’t work. After eating beef and mutton, I always feel that my mouth is not refreshed without it.

If you ask but cannot get it, grabbing becomes a natural choice.

The Xianbei people would not know that this was all the bait prepared by Shen You for them. The grassland was too big, and finding a tribe was undoubtedly a needle in a haystack, especially those with certain strength. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and a powerful tribe will not get too close to avoid conflict. If you directly send cavalry into the grassland, you may only have to encounter a real opponent thousands of miles away, and it is far better to lure them to a fixed location and annihilate them.

As the former Xianbei royal court, Danhan Mountain is the best place.

After inspecting the water control basin and confirming that the attack on Yanmen Pass could not be achieved this winter, the Xianbei people were promoted from substitute target to the first target. Defeat the main force of the Xianbei people, and at the same time seized their cattle and sheep, preparing enough war horses and animal power for the offensive next spring and summer, one by one, and it was already in the plan of Shen You and Pang Tong.

Shen You and Ma Chao talked a lot. The cavalry rushed to the long distance, and the opponent was Xianbei. The light cavalry led by Ma Chao was the absolute main force. Ma Chao also knew this and was very excited. While asking Shen You’s idea, he analyzed the entire battle situation. There was no war this year, and he had read a lot of books. If he didn’t understand, he would ask Shen You and Pang Tong for advice. He also gained a lot of knowledge and even his temperament became much calmer.

Shen You said that he planned to go out to fight in person and command the entire army. Chen Dao commanded the 2,000-armor cavalry as the central army, responsible for forcibly breaking through, and the combat distance is controlled within 200 miles, and it will stop at Danhan Mountain. Ma Chao and Gongsun Du are the left and right troops, responsible for encirclement and pursuit. The entire combat range is limited to less than 500 miles. Simply put, after crossing Danhan Mountain, the pursuit distance is not more than 300 miles to ensure that the situation is controllable.

Therefore, whether the main force of the Xianbei people can be blocked has become the key.

Ma Chao basically agreed with Shen You's arrangement, but made a suggestion: a group of people who dared to fight can be selected from the army, and one person can cooperate with the three horses. If there is an important goal to escape from the encirclement, these people who dared to fight can be sent to pursue it. If you get it, you will be rewarded and if you die, you will be kind enough to achieve miraculous results. Fighting on the grassland is not as big as that on the plains, and the scope is wider, and it is difficult to ensure completeness. Sometimes you have to dare to fight to the death.

The tribes on the grassland admire warriors, and they can prosper and perish because of one person, just like the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai decades ago. Although there is no such person now, the adults of each tribe also have some influence that cannot be ignored. Killing one person can destroy a tribe. It may take a few years or more when the next person appears.

Shen Youshen agreed. "Meng Qi, you already have the destiny of a general, not only bravery."

Ma Chao was both happy and ashamed. Shen You's words were both to encourage him and to encourage him, and not to follow his temperament like before.

When he returned to the city, the dinner was ready, Gongsun Du and Yan Rou were already waiting. Shen You washed up a little, sat in the table, and after three rounds of wine, he proposed his plan and discussed it together. Ma Chao had already learned in advance and prepared well, and it was not necessary to say that Gongsun Du was also very excited. Last year, he had made mistakes and was waiting for the opportunity to make contributions.

Gongsun Du took the initiative to propose to pick out some Wuhuan knights, pretend to be the subordinates of Wuhuan Lord Shanggu, Nanlou, and attack the Xianbei people, and the army followed him. Nanlou relied on his strong strength and occupied the Baishan area. He still refused to obey. He took this opportunity to defeat him and provoke conflicts between him and the Xianbei people. If he failed to intercept the Xianbei people in Danhanshan, he simply returned to Baishan and killed Nanlou.

In short, this trip cannot be run for nothing. Whether it is the Xianbei or the Wuhuan people, it is a matter of saving one.

Yan Rou immediately expressed his objection. Although Nanlou refused to surrender, he did not provoke him. He had no contact with the Xianbei people, but instead made contributions to prevent the Xianbei people from entering Shanggu. The capital of the Wuhuan School guard was in Ning County, which was close to Baishan and often had contacts with each other. He knew the best of these situations. If he pretended to be Nanlou's subordinates and attacked the Xianbei people, it would be equivalent to forcing Nanlou to cooperate with the Xianbei people. He might be able to achieve temporary achievements, but he might leave behind future troubles.

Gongsun Du sneered. If you don’t kill Nanlou, the Wuhuan people in Baishan are always a hidden danger. Who knows when it will happen?

Yan Rou was very upset, snorted, turned her head to look at Gongsun Du.

Shen You saw it and remained silent. He knew that Gongsun Du and Yan Rou had a conflict. Yan Rou and Taishi Ci had a very good relationship and had always been counting on Taishi Ci to be in charge of the entire Youzhou. Unexpectedly, because of an accident between Gongsun, he naturally had no good face to Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du was also a proud person, and he disagreed with Yan Rou. He believed that Yan Rou took the Wuhuan people to respect himself and took over the benefits of Nanlou, and deliberately made Nanlou say good things.

Of course, these two people did not face each other so tit-for-tat when they were under Taishi Ci, but they clashed from time to time under his command, which was also a test for him. Especially Yan Rou, when the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet came, I was afraid that he would be defeated and withdraw from Youzhou in shame.

Pang Tong coughed, stood up, and came to Yan Rou with a wine glass. "Personnel Yan, I wish you."

Yan Rou quickly stood up and said with a forced smile: "I dare not, I respect the military advisor." As he said that, he drank the wine in the glass first and lit the bottom of the glass.

Pang Tong also drank all the wine in the glass and smacked his lips. Yan Rou picked up the wine pot and added wine to Pang Tong. Pang Tong smiled and said, "Jun Yan, today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and it should be the day for family reunion. Please come, you won't have any objection, right?"

Yan Rou shook her hand quickly. "How dare you? How dare you? It's my honor to be invited by the governor." He then smiled and said, "It's just that I'm a rough man and I don't know how to be polite. I'm a bad person and ruined the governor and the military advisor Yaxing, please forgive me."

"You don't have to worry about this. The governor asked you to come here not to sing the wind and enjoy the moon. If you really want to do those elegant things, you will never look for you. If you come here, you will talk about murder and arson."

Yan Rou's eyes flashed slightly, and she smiled slightly but looked at Pang Tong quietly.

"You are the lieutenant of the Wuhuan camp. I believe you are aware of the movements of the Wuhuan people. I heard that the Nanlou is gathering various troops. Do you know what they want to do?"

"The gathering of Wuhuan in Baishan has been reported to the governor. The military advisor must be busy with military affairs and has not had time to see it yet?"

"I read it." Pang Tong smiled. "But I can't understand." Yan Rou was about to speak, but Pang Tong said again: "I want to report this document to the Military Administrative Office. Please Ju Jijiu, Guo Jijiu will help you with details. Is it convenient?"

Yan Rou's face suddenly became very embarrassed and she didn't say anything for a long time. He pondered for a while, put down the wine glass, bowed and bowed to him deeply. "If you have any doubts about the military advisor, you might as well speak bluntly, and you will know everything and say everything."

"Then thank you Captain Yan." Pang Tong reached out and patted Yan Rou on the shoulder. "Then tell me, what do you want to do when gathering various departments in the Nanlou gathered?"

Yan Rou pursed her lips tightly, remained silent for a long time, sighed, and came to Shen You with a wine glass and gave a deep gift.

"Please drink this cup full of money."

Shen You held the wine glass and looked at Yan Rou with a smile. "Why is Bowen so solemn, but why?"

"Rou has a big deal, so I want to ask the governor to decide."

"What kind of big thing?"

"Nanlou... is about to die, Wuhuan of Shanggu gathers in Baishan and will elect the Lord."

Shen You was stunned for a moment, slowly sat upright, and his face turned ugly. Although the Wuhuan people were barbaric, they were different from the Xianbei people. Because they had a lot of contact with the Han people, they gradually abandoned the electoral system and turned to father and son one after another. However, the transformation of new and old customs takes time, which is a time when conflicts are prone to occur. If you can seize this opportunity and deal with it properly, it may be possible to solve the hidden dangers of the Wuhuan in Shanggu.

Yan Rou didn't report such a big incident. How could he be the governor in his eyes?

"This is indeed a big deal." Shen You said: "I am afraid that I can't afford it."

Yan Rou's forehead was sweating. He lifted up his hem, knelt on the ground, and touched the ground with his forehead. "Governor, Rou did not mean to conceal it, but had a last resort. The mother of Nanlou was a Han princess. Although he had been punished by Yuan Shao, he was different from Wuyan, Tadun and others. He had always been in harmony with the Central Plains court. However, in recent years, there were many troubles in the Central Plains and Nanlou did not know where to go, so he was hesitant. Nanlou was old, and his son Lou Lu, his son Tituo and the leader of the tribe living in Sangqian River, each had his own strengths. Nanlou could not decide. He wanted to ask the Governor to come forward, but he was worried that the Governor would take advantage of the scoop, so hesitated. After all, although the Governor understood the general trend, there were many people around him who were determined to use force against the Wuhuan people."

Gongsun Du sneered and said nothing.
Chapter completed!