Chapter 1313 Selfishness


    ??If the war from Hanzhong to Sichuan is launched, in fact, strictly speaking, it should be regarded as another mode of war, that is, mountain warfare or even weather warfare.


    In later games, when the cavalry arrives in the mountains and forests, some strict measures may be taken to increase the mobility consumption by 100%, while some funny ones may even ignore it and they can still run over the mountains. However, in reality, the cavalry cannot fight in the mountains. It''s basically useless.


    ?Especially in the mountainous areas in the southwest, the weather may be completely different a few miles up and down. The top of the mountain is shivering cold, while the bottom of the mountain is extremely hot. There is no water in the desert, and the rain forest is so humid that even people get moldy.


    So if the northwest cavalry that Fei Qian is so proud of actually enters Shu, they may not be able to escape the fate of being boiled in water. Add some chili, add some Sichuan peppercorns, and finally add a spoonful of hot oil... Well, chili is also a good thing. , I don’t know when I can find it.


    A single military unit is absolutely unable to adapt to China''s ever-changing terrain. Just like the cavalry that moves like the wind in the north, in the south it can only look at the water and sigh. The south is used to riding on sampan boats and walking on mountain roads. However, it was difficult to adapt to the vast desert land in the north. The cavalry quickly broke through the attacks. Perhaps this was one of the reasons for the confrontation between the Three Kingdoms in the later period.


    To conquer Shu, the only option was to recruit soldiers in Hanzhong and train a mountain division. As a result, just when Fei Qian was still thinking about who he would use to lead the mountain division in the future, he was still thinking about using Di from time to time. When people are diagnosed with Montessori, there is a new choice.


    Wei Yan may not be a very good cavalry general, but he must be a good mountain corps general. This can be seen from the fact that he dared to propose the Ziwu Valley plan. Unfortunately, Wei Yan at the time forgot that not all soldiers were good at mountain corps. Fighting...


    "The land of Sanfu is quite stable, but Longyou..." Xun Chen looked at Fei Qian, who was in a daze, and continued to report back, "There is news from the Ma family..."


    Fei Qian couldn''t help being slightly stunned when he heard this.


    Two months ago, Fei Qian received news that someone had seen Ma Chao near Jincheng. Immediately, there was no new progress, as if he had disappeared. Even if Fei Qian had people step up the sentinels, there was no news. What a new harvest, now that I suddenly heard about it, I was inevitably a little surprised.


    Ma Chao has merged with Yan Xing, who had stayed in Jincheng. On the surface, the two seemed to work together, but in fact Fei Qian could guess that there must be conflicts between the two. One was his son-in-law and the other was his nephew. It seems that they all have the right to inherit Han Sui''s military foundation. Who among them is willing to withdraw?


    ??In addition, Li Ru has been holding Han Sui captive and no one knows that Han Sui is still alive. Maybe after raising him for such a long time, Han Sui has become fat and white...


    "The son of the Ma family, in the name of Han Wenyue''s revenge, hooked up with many Qiang commanders and powerful men, and agreed to raise an army...Han Wenyue was popular in Xiliang and extended favors, so many tribes were willing to join him in raising troops...Although the Yan family had some disadvantages I wish, but there is no way to stop it..." Xun Chen said, "However, it is the time of spring and summer livestock breeding, so the Ma family''s allies will invade the country, and it will not be until autumn and winter at the earliest..." The nomads actually have fields, but they only have land. However, their fields are the kind that can be moved, so they will have to wait until the livestock breeding season has passed before large-scale operations will be carried out.


    "Not long after we took over the third auxiliary, the civil affairs land system was initially rolled out, but it has not yet seen results. People''s hearts are still uncertain, and food reserves are insufficient. Ma Mengqi will choose the right time..." Fei Qian shook his head and said, "But this is okay. Well, if we resolve the Longyou issue earlier, we can also allow the Western Front to settle down earlier..."


    The stability of people''s hearts also includes the division of official positions within the third auxiliary. Fei Qian has not yet removed the word "fake" in front of Xu Shu, Jia Xu, and Pang Tong''s positions. Just like many companies in later generations, the subordinate agencies All of them presided over the work with the title of "Deputy General Manager", not because of the convenience of replacement, but because of the background of the three of them. Well, Pang Tong''s is not low, but he is too young...


    So it would be quite good if the land of three auxiliaries can remain stable.


    Xun Chen nodded and said: "What my lord said is true, but I am worried about the Qiang people... After all, the Qiang people travel between things..."


    "You Ruo means that these Qiang people will play forward for Ma Mengqi? It is also possible..." Fei Qian smiled and said, "Qiang people are greedy for money, so there is nothing wrong with being careful... After so many years, if the Qiang people were not greedy for money, , are too careless and have their own agendas. Even if there are figures like Mao Dun or Tan Shihuai, if it is difficult to unite, the Han Dynasty''s corrupt western defense line will not be able to hold on long ago..."


    Fei Qian thought for a while and continued: "Send someone to find Bai Shiqiang and ask them to come forward for us... What conditions does that kid Ma Mengqi give... Haha, we will give double..."


    ?? Xun Chen seemed to have veins popping out on his forehead.


    "If you can solve the problem with money, it''s not a big problem..." Fei Qian laughed and said, "What''s more, we also need to expand the use area of ????Tongbao... Well, expand the scope. By the way, we can add exquisite tea bricks, If the prices of luxury goods such as snow salt, fine wine, and silk are increased by another 10%... it is said that due to the war, the cost of raw materials... has increased..."


    Xun Chen thought for a while and nodded, agreeing with Fei Qian''s somewhat eccentric solution.


    "As for Heluo..." Xun Chen smiled slightly, showing some contempt, and said, "Fu Shi started to attack Wen Hou..."


    "It''s not bad after enduring these days..." Fei Qian also felt a little emotional.


    ?Ever since hearing that Lu Bu entered Luoyang, Fei Qian felt that this was not a good choice for Lu Bu. Lu Bu doesn''t have much political acumen, and he doesn''t know much about the exchange of rights and interests in the court. Coupled with Lu Bu''s own background...


    Even now, Fei Qian has been ridiculed by Sima Laoer and said that he is a soldier from the northwest, not to mention a person like Lu Bu who has not much background at all. Sooner or later, he will be arranged and marginalized by these nobles and right-wingers.


    "Chen Gongtai..." Fei Qian sighed slightly, "It seems that Chen Gongtai betrayed Marquis Wen once again..." Lu Bu was tricked, and Chen Gong, as Lu Bu''s counselor, did not remind or suggest any strategies to Lu Bu. This was already This is very telling.


    ?Perhaps in Chen Gong''s mind, he was under Lu Bu just like he was under Cao Cao before. He was just a guest general and could leave at any time and betray his identity as the general...


    “Again?”


    Fei Qian waved his hand and said: "Chen Gongtai was born in Yanzhou, and he was originally more or less an official of Cao Pingdong...I won''t talk about it anymore, but Marquis Wen is so depressed that I feel a little emotional..."


    "Marquis Wen''s desires are too great and inconsistent with morality..." Xun Chen said softly, as if describing a very simple and common truth, "If Marquis Wen is willing to guard the border area, that''s fine... Now there is no foundation, and Isn''t it better to trespass in the court than a three-year-old child carrying treasures in the market..."


    Fei Qian is silent. The hierarchical concept of noble families is still the mainstream of the Han Dynasty, and even Xun Chen is no exception.


    If it weren''t for someone with multiple identities like Fei Qian, who was born in Heluo, and had the halo buffs of Cai Yong, Pang Degong and others, I''m afraid he would be like Lu Bu now. Even if he climbed to a high position, he would still not be recognized by others. , just like Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song back then.


    ?Although Huangfu Song was against Fei Qian for a while, honestly speaking, Huangfu Song can be regarded as a tragic figure. Huangfu Song came from a higher level than Dong Zhuo, but even so, he has never been accepted by the mainstream of the Han Dynasty. Huangfu Song even put down his pride and was willing to become a sword in the hands of the Han Qingliu. In the end, it was like a condom, and it felt good to use it. , and then throw it aside after use. Otherwise, with a character like Huangfu Song''s, how could he openly provoke Shi Changshi?


    Dong Zhuo was from a lower level, so when he ascended to the position of Three Dukes, or even became a grand master, even if there was no Yuan family to stir things up behind the scenes, the county guards everywhere would not look down on Dong Zhuo, at least in Not for quite some time.


    The road is still winding.


    For time travellers, the most difficult thing to change is the human heart.


    It took Fei Qian three or four years to put up a sign as a general to conquer the West, and even so, there were still people in the court who believed that Fei Qian was just a better border general than Dong Zhuo, plus Bingbei, The Sanfu and Hanzhong areas were already separated or semi-detached from the rule of the Han Dynasty, so Fei Qian''s occupation did not touch the interests of these Han Shandong noble circles, so there would not be many conflicts.


    Having said that, the Shandong nobles are now concerned about how to choose between the two Yuans, and they don''t have much time to care about the changes in Fei Qian. In their hearts, even if Fei Qian finally becomes king in the north, it will be just like the old days of Guangwu. , in the end it was either surrender or perish, so the Shandong nobles did not take Fei Qian seriously.


    What if you try somewhere else?


    If Fei Qian wanted to rise in Jizhou, Yuzhou, or Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and if he couldn''t be like Sun Cao, he would kneel under the clothes of the two Yuans and call him daddy. Don’t believe it?


    ?? Sun Cao grew up on the corpse of Er Yuan, but it also brought a fatal hidden danger, that is, the position was incorrect! In a sense, Sun Cao and the others were traitors and rebels, so Cao Cao hated Xu You who talked about this incident from time to time. He also killed Kong Rong who mocked Cao Cao with "taking it for granted". In the end, Yang Xiu was killed to suppress it. When the Cao family was replaced by Sima, many nobles were also waiting and watching, and not many wanted to avenge the Cao family...


    ??When Sun Ce died, Sun Quan had to compromise, otherwise he might be the next to die. Although the Sun family continued, they were ignored by the Jiangdong gentry and lived a lifetime of pain and forbearance.


    Of course, Sima was also in an improper position. Although some of Sima''s people pretended to be stupid and turned out to be stupid, the improper position also led to the decline of Sima''s control over the government. In order to quell the civil strife, he frequently recruited foreigners and borrowed money. Soldiers made the surrounding nomadic peoples see clearly that this big man in the Central Plains was actually a showman. One man with five barbarians eventually became history, and the two-legged sheep became a cycle of reincarnation for a period of time.


    ?The rules of the game that have survived from the Spring and Autumn Period are like this. Although Fei Qian has also worked hard to change some, how can it be that the subtle changes in the past thousands of years can be turned upside down in just a few years?


    Fortunately, the places Fei Qian has acquired now are more or less self-made. It is precisely because of this that when people today mention General Zhengxi, they are filled with admiration and admiration. Even Er Yuan cannot single him out in public. What''s wrong with Fei Qian? He has a relatively positive image. As for whether he should be taboo in private, that''s another matter.


    ??And for people like Lu Bu, if you want the people in the court to be willing to bow under Lu Bu''s pomegranate skirt, well, under his war skirt, and drive him, I''m afraid it''s really harder than reaching the sky...


    ?So what did Lu Bu do when he returned to Luoyang?


    ??Perhaps it will be good for Chen Gong, or it may be good for Lu Bu''s soldiers and generals. Anyway, someone will definitely bribe him, and maybe he will be promoted to a third level, but it will not be of any benefit to Lu Bu.


    "Is Marquis Wen willing to take action?" Fei Qian sighed slightly and asked. It all depends on how Lu Bu copes with it. If he copes well, he can deal with it for the time being. He may be able to deal with it for a while, but there will still be cracks, just like an emotionally broken couple. No matter how hard he tries, it will be difficult to make up for it. Cracks, and if one fails...


    Xun Chen shook his head and said: "You can fight with your backs...but it may not be like the Marquis of Huaiyin... Under Marquis Wen, people have different thoughts. They have neither the will to die nor the need to survive. If Marquis Wen doesn''t move, that''s it." If they move, they may be defeated before the battle..." Except for some people who followed Lu Bu all the way to life and death, most of Lu Bu''s soldiers were recruited from Jizhou and Yanzhou. How many of these people are close to Lu Bu? Emotions, will they follow Lu Bu until death?


    Xun Chen paused for a moment, looked at Fei Qian and said: "... I know that my lord and Marquis Wen have an old relationship... but it is not the right time... and cannot be accepted..."


    Fei Qian frowned.


    Xun Chen’s meaning is understood by Fei Potential.


    The general situation may be inferred based on his previous memory impressions, but there are no people or things that can be used for reference by Fei Qian in the small details.


    Of course, there is a certain risk when Xun Chen says this. After all, Fei Qian''s power is getting stronger now, and he feels more and more suppressed by Xun Chen and others. Basically, it is no longer very easy to be as casual and informal as before. It''s possible, if Fei Qian feels unhappy and there is a gap in his heart...


    ??But Xun Chen felt that he had to speak out, otherwise it would be too late to speak out when the matter came to a head, so Xun Chen also bit the bullet and spoke out.


    Luoyang is actually a swamp. Anyone who goes in cannot even think of coming out clean. Even if it is covered in mud, it is considered good. Most of them will be completely drowned. Xun Chen is right. Feiqian has a large territory now, and it is not completely stable. If it is involved in the struggle for the court, it will inevitably lose sight of one thing and lose another. When the time comes, there may be a chain reaction...


    As for what happened to Lu Bu, we can only rely on Lu Bu himself. Fei Qiang here can only take care of himself first.


    ??If you abandon Lu Bu like this and only consider your own interests, is it selfish?


    Selfish of course.


    ??But the question is that Fei Qian has a friendship with Lu Bu, but do Xun Chen and others under Fei Qian, as well as all the Bingbei group, have a friendship with Lu Bu?


    ??If you act entirely based on Feiqian''s personal emotions, is it considered another kind of selfishness?


    "Send someone, in the name of paying tribute to the imperial court, to give Marquis Wen some advice..." Fei Qian sighed, shook his head and said, "This matter may not all be the fault of the Fu family. I''m afraid there are others. The fisherman is here... I hope Marquis Wen can understand it a little bit... As for the future, let''s talk about it..."


    (End of this chapter)