Chapter 554 Chapter 551 The relationship between Hu and Han
"Is Pujin Ferry lost?" Ma Su was a little stunned for a moment after hearing Wu Yi's words.
But he soon recalled that the Wei army attacked Shangjun last year, and the Bingzhou army seemed to have crossed over from Pujin. Obviously, Kamado has been missing for a while, and it seems that he has not paid attention to the situation on the front line for some time.
But Ma Su was not worried about this. It was just a ferry, so he could just grab it back. Especially for a ferry with no obstructions on all sides, the forward selection camp he brought this time is probably enough.
The loss of Pu Jindu did not cause Ma Su to be nervous, and he then asked about the specific situation.
Under Wu Yi's explanation, Ma Di basically understood the current situation.
Pubanjin is close to Bingzhou Hedong County, so the military pressure it bears at the beginning is not small. However, since Wang Jing, the governor of Bingzhou, was defeated in Shangjun last year, Cao Wei's power in Bingzhou suffered heavy losses, which forced him to implement strategic contraction.
At present, except for Anyi, the entire Hedong County has basically no Wei army strength. Except for some rural soldiers stationed there, everything was empty.
However, what surprised Ma Su was that although Cao Wei implemented strategic contraction, the population of Hedong County was not relocated. The people of Hedong County are still doing whatever they are supposed to do, as if this is not the front line of the war at all.
"This is very true of Wei. I remember that they moved half of Jingzhou's population in order to strengthen the wall and clear the country. This time the sun rises from the north? How did they change their gender?"
Faced with Ma Su's doubts, Wu Yi quickly gave the answer.
"The Hedong clan is still somewhat thin-faced in the Puppet Wei Dynasty. Wang Jing is not from a famous family, so he doesn't dare..."
Not to mention anything else, although the Sima family, the representative of the Hedong clan, had surrendered, Sima Yi was still serving as a captain there. So the hometown of Zun Dashen is here, they are unwilling to move Wang Jing and don't have the guts to move.
"That's it." Ma Su quickly understood. After touching his chin, he suddenly realized.
"Fuck! I should have brought Sima Wang here. It could be of some use anyway!"
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More than half a month after Ma Su arrived in Pubanjin, Hu soldiers from the six towns arrived one after another. Ma Su's four old subordinates, Jiang Wei, Shu Ji, Deng Fan, and Zhang Yi, also led their own troops to join them.
The soldiers and horses from the six towns gathered near Pujin Ferry, with a total of 30,000 soldiers. The force was greatly shaken!
Ma Di met with four of his old subordinates in Xiayang County. For a moment, the old leader met his old subordinates, and everyone had mixed feelings.
However, when they met for the first time, Ma Su also found something wrong. Jiang Wei, Shuji and others began to dress more like Hu people, and most of the officers under their command were Hu people.
This made Ma Su aware of something, but he did not say it immediately. After all, this thing is very complicated, and I will have to inquire in detail later.
In addition, what shocked Ma Su even more was that Deng Fan changed his name.
"Deng Ai? Why did Shi Zai suddenly want to change his name?" Ma Di looked at Deng Ai with some confusion.
"General, a certain tribe in Nanyang came to seek refuge some time ago. One of the relatives had the same name as a certain person, and he was used to living with the tribe for many years, so he changed his name." Deng Ai looked serious, and said: He replied matter-of-factly.
It's just that Zhang Yi next to him looked at him with a somewhat incomprehensible look, with a look on his face that I wouldn't even bother to expose you.
Deng Ai, Deng Ai, because Ma Di casually said an idiom for him "period Ai Ai", he changed his name directly, which is really interesting.
But why don't you change your name to Deng Qi?
After the small talk, Ma Di got back to business and started talking about business.
The first thing Ma Su did was to assign the Thousand Selected Front Battalions under his command to serve as grassroots officers in various Hu Bing tribes. After all, this is the best way to improve the combat effectiveness of a group of militiamen who are weak in fighting will.
But what surprised Ma Su was that Jiang Wei, Shuji, Zhang Yi, and Deng Ai all expressed their opposition.
"General, I am afraid that this matter will not only fail to improve the combat effectiveness, but may also accelerate the possibility of the tribes being separated." Deng Ai immediately answered, and quickly explained to Ma Su in detail.
At present, the six towns in the north are no longer the time when they were first established. The current six towns have undergone certain reforms.
Because the original intention of establishing the six towns was to turn the grassland into the area controlled by the imperial court at the minimum cost. Therefore, after the initial period of deterrence, the six towns had to make certain concessions to the Hu people in order to maintain the support of the Hu people.
After all, Hu people are also human beings, they also know anger and fear. If they continue to be managed like livestock, it is impossible for the Six Towns to last long.
Because of this, in more than two years, Jiang Wei and others began to change everything from their accent to their clothing. A large number of Hu officers joined the six towns, replacing many Han people.
"Is this possible? Aren't you afraid of people making trouble?" Ma Su narrowed his eyes and expressed doubts about this.
"As long as Chang'an's deterrence still exists, there will be no problem." Deng Ai replied,
"And there are also many people among the Hu people who admire the Han people, and they are the ones we recruit. By relying on the Hu people to govern the Hu people and giving them some benefits, they will become our strongest supporters in stabilizing the northern border."
It is not difficult to control the evil with the evil.
However, Deng Ai also explained to Ma Su the current situation of the six towns in the north. At present, the foundation of the six towns is still small, and the appetite of the barbarian forces is not large. The only gap in the management is enough to satisfy them.
However, if equal channels for growth are not provided in the future, there is a high probability that trouble will occur in the six towns.
Deng Ai's words basically explained the specific situation in the north and put an extremely important issue on the table.
That’s the Hu-Han relationship!
Historically, the relationship between Hu and Han has been carried out throughout the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the four hundred years of war, the integration of Hu and Han was promoted in the most cruel way.
The root cause of all this is the Little Ice Age that began at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because the climate is getting colder and colder, a large number of Hu people are forced to go south and begin to enter the Central Plains.
The entry of a large number of foreigners, culture, personality, lifestyle...these completely different situations between the two parties will inevitably lead to conflicts with each other.
These were the most primitive driving forces of ancient ethnic conflicts. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was because of the failure to resolve this matter reasonably that the Five Husties were finally brought to chaos in China.
The same is true for the six towns now, and they are also facing this problem. Even Ji Han as a whole must pay attention to this matter again because of Guanzhong.
How should the relationship between the Hu people and the Han people be resolved?
In other words, does Ji Han want to exploit these barbarians as livestock, or does he treat them as subjects of the Han?