Youzhou, the branch.

The original Duan Xianbei was active in the Changli area. Since the Duan Xianbei began to rely on the governor of Youzhou, most of its members moved west to the Lingzhi area to live.

Today, the Lingzhi has become the center of the Duan Xianbei.

Since Duan Wu Chen, the previous Duan Master, passed away, his son Duan Ji and Lu Juan have inherited everything.

Duan Ji and Lu Jun are now the Great Shanyu of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Duke of the Western Liao Dynasty.

However, Duan Ji and Lu Jun are a little worried recently.

Because since he followed Wang Jun's order and failed to attack Shile, Jizhou, the Xianbei of Duan's troops suffered a series of setbacks.

Although Duan Ji and Lu Juan defeated the attacks of Wuhuan and Tuoba Suotou in Youzhou, the Duan Xianbei was attacked by Murong Xianbei on the eastern front.

Under the attack of the Murong Xianbei, not only did they lose their troops and generals, but they suffered losses from the Dingkou people, but also lost a large area of ​​land in Liaodong.

Duan Ji and Lu Juan had just sent people to contact the Yuwen Xianbei, as well as the Mu Wanjin and the Su Lianlian from Liaodong, and tried to join forces to attack the Murong Xianbei and regain the lost Dingkou and land.

When the envoy sent by Zao Song had just arrived, Duan Ji and Lu Jun's envoy had just set off.

Previously, Zao Song had sent an envoy to secretly contact Duan Jilujuan, but at that time Duan Jilujuan had always wanted to find victory from Murong Xianbei, and did not pay much attention to Zao Song.

However, this time, when Duan Ji and Lu Juan read Zao Song's letter, he was very moved.

After sending a slave to lead Zao Song's envoy to rest first, Duan Ji and Lu Juan immediately ordered someone to summon Duan Piyi, Duan Wenyang, Duan Mobo and others.

When everyone arrived, Duan Ji and Lu Juan immediately said.

"Zao Song has sent someone to send a secret letter. Do you know what is here?"

Duan Ji and Lu Juan said, while raising the letter paper in his hand to signal.

"What?" Duan Wenyang asked.

"Hehe, what else can I do? It must be the letter that Wang Jun wants to borrow troops." Duan Mobo said disdainfully, "I must borrow troops and continue to attack Shi Gong. I want me to say that we shouldn't have listened to Wang Jun's orders and ruined the Dingkou of our tribe in vain."

When he heard Duan Mobo still called Shi Le "Shi Gong", the rest of Duan tribe all showed dissatisfaction.

"No, this is not a letter written by Wang Jun and Zao Song."

Duan Ji and Lu Juan did not care about Duan Mobo's words, but continued to say.

"The secret letter sent by Zao Song is all maps, household books, etc. of the three counties of Youzhou, Liaoxi, Yan State, and Beiping, as well as the deployment of troops from each city."

When everyone present was shocked when they heard Duan Ji and Lu Juan say this.

In this era, with maps, that is, maps, you can plan your marching routes in advance or deploy defenses, and you can quickly gain control of a region at an extremely fast speed.

Household books are important information that records the population, land, and other detailed information of the entire region. As long as you can master the household registration classics and stabilize the situation, you can immediately take the population and wealth of a region for your own use.

As for the final deployment of troops, it is even more important to everyone who has been through the battlefield for a long time.

"What is the purpose of this bird man Zao Song?" Duan Mobo said in surprise, "Does he want to use this as a condition to let us attack Shi Le?"

When Duan Mobo heard that Zao Song had sent someone to deliver important picture albums from the three counties of Youzhou, Duan Mobo immediately guessed that if Zao Song was willing to invest such a large amount of capital, he would definitely want greater rewards.

What Duan Mobo immediately thought of was to use this as a condition to let Duan's troops attack Shi Le.

"If we can occupy the three counties of Youzhou, even if we attack my adopted father Shi Le, it seems that it will not be unacceptable." Duan Mobo thought to himself.

"It's fine in western Liaoning. Now our Duan tribe has occupied nearly half of it." Duan Piyin said in surprise, "But Yan State and Beiping County are rich places in Youzhou. What exactly does Zao Song want to do?"

Faced with everyone's surprise, Duan Ji and Lu Jun said slowly with a complacent expression.

"In the letter, Zao Song asked us to lead a large army into Youzhou in the name of helping to suppress Qingzhou Liu Yu. Then Zao Song would open the city gate and let us enter the city. Finally, we would abolish Wang Jun and support Zao Song to lead Youzhou!"

After Duan Ji and Lu Juan finished speaking, Duan Piyin and others immediately began to discuss.

"Although Wang Jun became more and more violent, he was also a prince of the tribes." Duan Wenyang said, "What is Zao Song? Can he also lead Youzhou?"

"That's right, Zao Song is just a minister. He has never led the army or paid attention to the people. How could he have such a high-minded nature that he dared to lead Youzhou by himself?"

Duan Piyin did not follow him and laughed at Zao Song, but pondered for a while and said.

"Zao Song is also from a big family. Although he may not have any prestige, he has always had ambitions. In my opinion, Zao Song has a plan but not a heart, and Wang Jun may not be able to escape his plan."

"What's the use of calculating again? Zao Song has no soldiers, can he help Wang Jun at all?" Duan Mobo said.

"It is because Zao Song has no soldiers, so he asked us to come here." Duan Xiu smiled slightly, turned to Duan Ji and Lu Juan and said, "Since Zao Song wants to borrow troops from the three counties and states of Youzhou, why don't the Da Shanyu agree to him? Anyway, Wang Jun has already aroused people's disgust in Youzhou, so it may not be difficult to replace Wang Jun with Zao Song."

As soon as Duan Xiu finished speaking, someone immediately agreed.

"Yes, if you can get the three counties and states of Youzhou, then even if you don't want the land occupied by the Murong tribe in Liaodong, it would be nothing great."

"It would be more cost-effective to exchange for the three counties and states of Youzhou for a piece of weed."

"No, no, these three places in Youzhou can be taken, but the land seized by Murong must also be taken back."

"Yes, if we let Murong tribe go so easily, then the name of our Duan tribe Xianbei Shanyu will be suppressed by Murong tribe from now on?"

At this time, Duan Piyi's rumors stopped everyone's noisy discussion.

"Da Shanyu, what do you mean?"

Duan Ji and Lu Juan looked at everyone, cleared his throat and said.

"If it is ordinary conditions, it would be fine, but these three counties and states in Youzhou are indeed a fertile land. Although they cannot be compared with Sizhou in Jizhou, they are many times better than the Liaoshui area."

"Now, for some reason, the winter of each year is getting colder and colder. The old and weak are frozen to death this year, and there are many livestock. If we can live in these three counties of Youzhou, our Duan tribe will have a lot of strength to increase as long as we have a little rest. At that time, a mere Murong tribe will definitely have to bow down and surrender."

When Duan Ji and Lu Juan said this, everyone present at Duan’s house was filled with joy.

If you really occupy the three counties of Youzhou, it would be much better than plundering in Zhongzhou, not to mention that plundering is not found every year.

If Duan tribe could control the land of these three counties, wouldn’t it be possible to sit at home and accept the worship of the powerful Jin people?

In this way, without even sending troops to fight, you can get more and better beauties, food, silk and other wealth!

"But, Wang Jun has Wang Zan, Wang Chang and others, all of whom are the children of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and they are all of them capable. When our general army approached Fan Yang, wouldn't it be blocked by them?"

Among the surprises, Duan Piyin said calmly.

"Yes, I don't know how many more of these Youzhou soldiers are? If the sneak attack fails and becomes a fierce battle, it will be a loss." Duan Wenyang also said.

"There are not many soldiers and horses in Youzhou, and they have recently died in battle and fled. Now the soldiers and horses in Youzhou are far inferior to those in the past." Duan Ji and Lu Juan explained patiently.

"What's more, Zao Song has informed me of most of the deployment of Youzhou. As long as I can enter Fanyang, the rest will be overturned."

After Duan Ji and Lu Juan said this, the leaders of Duan's troops were secretly happy.

However, Duan Mobo thought about it and said.

"Since that's the case, why should we be so timid? Just do it and become bigger, and directly occupy Fanyang and let the Great Shanyu lead Youzhou!"

Duan Mobo's words made everyone keenly discuss it again.

Even Duan Ji and Lu Juan were trapped in thinking, obviously weighing the pros and cons.

"In this way, the three counties of Youzhou and the entire Youzhou must be all from our Duan tribe."

Duan Mobo continued to say happily.

"If you act like this, even if you can take down Fanyang City, then the counties and counties in Youzhou will not be able to subdue you!"

Immediately someone expressed his concerns.

"Hmph, what's the difficulty? If anyone dares to disobey, are the soldiers and horses in our hands vegetarian food?" Duan Mobo patted the long knife he carried with him.

"Now the Great Shanyu and Wang Jun are both ministers of Jin. If this is the case, wouldn't it make the Jin people under his command feel worried and worried. If they scare them away again, who will come to farm?"

At this time, the Duan Xianbei was no longer a purely nomadic state in the grassland, or the Duan Xianbei was not a grassland nomadic tribe from the beginning.

There were many trench slaves and Tiankes under the Xianbei rule of Duan. Among them, trench slaves were plundered slaves, and Tiankes and others were refugees from Jin who fled here.

One of the important reasons why the Duan Xianbei tribes can become the leader of the Xianbei tribes is that the Duan Xianbei has large areas of land in its hands, which can support more Dingkou and more soldiers.

Therefore, if you get Youzhou, the Duan Xianbei still hopes to control Youzhou in this way.

"If there is chaos today, it's not the same everywhere. Even if they want to escape, it's not that easy to escape!"

Duan Mobo said here, suddenly looked at everyone and continued.

"As long as you occupy Youzhou, the Jin court won us too late. We will definitely give the Great Shanyu a title, hoping to intimidate the Xiongnu and Qingzhou in the south."

"This matter is of great importance. I think I will go and investigate the truth and reality in person to prevent fraud!" Duan Xiu said from the side.

Duan Jilu Jun thought for a while and said to Duan Xiu.

"Okay! Then I'll send you to Fanyang and must explore Zao Song's reality."

Duan Xiu immediately received the order, but Duan Ji and Lu Juan said again.

"But, it must be fast."

"Because time is endless. If things happen to Youzhou cannot be done, then we will attack Murong's troops eastward!"

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Jizhou, Pingyuan County, Pingyuan City.

Although the ice and snow have not melted, the howling cold wind is no longer as cold as before.

This is the weather in January.
To be continued...