Three Kingdoms

If a problem cannot be solved for the time being, put it aside for the time being.

This is a method used by Fei Qian for future generations. Although it seems a bit like escaping, it is sometimes very effective.

Just like when you often can't find something at home, the harder you look for it, the harder it is to find it. But if you sit down first, take a rest, drink some water, eat something, and then go to the toilet or something. Yes, when I came back and flipped through it, that thing appeared.

So Fei Qian couldn't understand why the Hedong Wei family had been targeting him, so he let it go for the time being, because there were more important things waiting for him now.

Although it is a bit risky to let Du Yuan come over first to open up the camp, it is not too big, because Beiqu is already very close to Sanfu, so even if the Qiang and Hu come, they will not be able to stay here for a long time. They just plunder and then leave, so if you move quickly enough, there won't be any problem.

Now it seems that Du Yuan has done a good job, and it is quite good, especially the location chosen for the Beiqu Camp, which is simply wonderful.

Strictly speaking, this is not yet Beiqu, and Fei Qian doesn't know if the site in Beiqu County will be better than here, but for now, the location of this camp is really good for its location.

The Xinshui River flows through here. It happens that there are branches of the mountains in the upward direction of the river. The water is forced to go around the mountains, showing an "S" shape. The upper half of the "S" bends, and the terrain is gentler. Camp Qu is built in the upper half of the "S". Because it is surrounded by water on three sides, there is actually only one direction that can be accessed.

From a military point of view, Beiqu Camp can truly be called a "majestic camp". The so-called "male camp" refers to a camp that has no flaws and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The opposite is called a "female camp".

The river is fast, and because it flows around the mountain, it is quite difficult to attack from the side of the mountain. Only the gentle side is the better way to attack, which limits the deployment of troops and allows the defenders to Just focus on this aspect.

The walls of Beiqu Camp were made from local materials. They used trees about four meters high. After the branches and bark were removed, they were directly tamped deeply into the soil layer. The bottom was then covered with mounds of soil, and the tree trunks were tamped again. It was covered with river mud for fire protection. There was also a parapet on the wooden wall. On top of the parapet, there were many sharpened wooden stakes diagonally arranged outwards...

Moreover, Du Yuan also started to dig trenches and build a suspension bridge on this side of the camp, apparently preparing to divert water from the Xinshui River to add a protective measure to the camp. If this project is completed, it is estimated that Anyone leading an army loses most of their desire to attack by force.

Whether a camp is good or bad will protect soldiers from harassment in a small way, and may even affect the victory or failure of the entire campaign in a big way...

Du Yuan had already led some troops to greet him, and he stood on the left side of the road with respectful hands.

Fei Qian got off his horse, walked up to Du Yuan, and said, "Wen Zheng is so lucky."

"My lord restored the great cause of Shangjun, Yuan'an dares to speak out." Du Yuan cupped his hands, and then saw Ma Yan next to Fei Qian. He was stunned for a moment and opened his eyes wide. There were some surprises and some hesitant questions. He said, "...could it be...Uncle Ma Shi?"

Ma Yan laughed and said, "I heard your name when I was in the envoy's tent, but I never dared to confirm it. Now that I see it, it's really you! Haha, how are my brothers from the Du family doing now?"

Du Yuan's expression darkened. He bowed to Ma Yan first and then said in a low voice, "Xian Yan has been deceased for many years..."

Ma Yan was stunned, then sighed and said nothing.

Seeing this, Fei Qian quickly changed the subject and asked Du Yuan, "How did Wen Zheng choose this place? It's really wonderful."

Du Yuan's expression became gloomy again, and he cupped his hands and said, "When Yan was still here, he visited this place many times to survey and plan to build a fort here. Unfortunately, the county was in chaos at that time, and in the end it was not possible to implement it..."

Fei Qian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. No matter how hard he went around, he still couldn't get around it. He could only say: "Wen Zheng doesn't want to be sad. This move is in line with your father's wishes. You should be happy."

Du Yuan nodded and thanked Fei Qian for his kindness.

As everyone was walking towards the camp, Ma Yan suddenly stopped, looked around, and frowned.

When Du Yuan saw it, he stopped and asked, "Uncle Shi, is there something lacking in the layout of the camp?"

Ma Yan said "hmm" and said, "There is nothing wrong with the camp, but...nephew, have you...sent out any reconnaissance cavalry?"

Du Yuan's expression changed when he heard this. When he first came here, he still sent scouts to detect everywhere. However, after seeing that the construction of the camp was about to be completed in the past two days, his thoughts were mostly focused on this place. In order to have more manpower to speed up, It is true that no scouts were sent out...

As soon as Ma Yan saw Du Yuan's expression, he understood. He ducked his feet, turned around and went to wait for the waiting time.

Du Yuan was very embarrassed and was about to bow down and apologize, but Fei Qian stopped him and told him to go to the tent first.

No matter how hard Du Yuan worked, he didn't have enough manpower, so it didn't make sense to punish him without mentioning his merits.

When everyone entered the Chinese army's tent, because of this unexpected episode, Fei Qian didn't want to stop chatting, so Fei Qian simply asked the soldiers to boil some water, on the one hand to quench their thirst, and on the other hand to ease the awkward atmosphere.

In fact, Du Yuan's father was a Congcao in Shangjun, and he was not good at military affairs. Du Yuan was also young, and he probably had read some military books, but trivial matters like this were naturally not as good as those of Ma Yan, who had long-term military affairs. People who are immersed in military affairs are sophisticated.

When the water was boiled, the soldiers came forward and poured it into the bowls for everyone, and everyone drank silently.

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the big tent, and everyone's hearts sank involuntarily.

"Report! Twenty-five miles north of the camp, we encountered a barbarian scout!"

"Explore again and report again!" Ma Yan was the first to react, and he was now the captain of Shangjun and one of the main military leaders, so he gave the order directly.

The scout took the order and went down.

"What?!" Du Yuan was shocked and broke out in cold sweat. There was actually a barbarian!

The vast majority of the Hu people are cavalry, so encountering the Hu people's reconnaissance cavalry within twenty-five miles means that the Hu people are already within the range of the attack!

"Chengyuan, Shuye, you two quickly deploy troops, strengthen the camp, and prepare to meet the enemy." Fei Qian ordered immediately after a brief surprise.

Ma Yan and Huang Cheng solemnly accepted the order and left.

Du Yuan turned over and bowed down, and said in fear: "Yuan was negligent, please punish me, my lord!"

"You have made merit in building the camp, but you have made mistakes in neglecting to check. This time, the merits and demerits are equal, but Wen Zheng should not be so careless next time." Fei Qian stretched out his hand to help Du Yuan.

Du Yuan responded repeatedly, his whole back already soaked with sweat.

This can't be entirely blamed on Du Yuan. After all, Du Yuan doesn't have enough troops, and the construction of the camp is relatively complicated. It's pretty good for a person without much military experience to be able to do this.

Moreover, even Fei Qian himself did not expect that the barbarians would come so quickly. He couldn't help but feel lucky that he had arrived a step early. Otherwise, with Du Yuan's original few hundred people, no matter how difficult the site selection of the camp was, Well, under absolute power, there may be only one way to fail...

Xuande fled to the mountains on horseback... He found a small road and went to Xudu. There was no food on the road, so he begged for food in the village. But everywhere, when they heard about Liu Yuzhou, they all knelt down to "coarse food". [Suddenly he came to stay at a house...it was Liu An, a hunter...he looked for wild game but could not find it, so he killed his wife to eat it. Xuande said, "What kind of meat is this?" An said, "It's wolf meat." The two of them [were full]. He stayed that night and said goodbye at dawn. He went to the backyard to fetch the horse and saw his wife being killed in the kitchen. All her flesh was cut off her arms. When Xuande asked about it, he found out that it was his wife's flesh. He got on his horse and wanted to take Liu An with him. An said: "I see my mother here, I can't go far away."... But Cao Jun also... He said that he lost Peicheng, separated his second brother, and trapped the old and young. Cao also shed tears. He also said that Liu An killed his wife for food, and Cao ordered Sun Qian to give her a hundred taels of gold.