Chapter 26 Wen He and Na Hu's Concubine

  "Guo Chang is a far-sighted and wise man, if he can one day compete for the Central Plains, it will be a blessing for the world." Jia Yu's face showed joy and praise. "However, it's easy to say but hard to do, I wonder if Guo Chang dares to take the lead?"

  "What's this all about?" asked the mischievous young rascal with curiosity.

  "Please accept Hu Qianer, younger sister of Hu Che Er, head of the Xiongnu tribe, as a concubine!"

  "I'm doomed!" Zhao Xing rolled his eyes, "In my memory, Hu Che'er was Zhang Heng's favorite general, said to have the strength of carrying 500 catties and traveling 700 miles a day. Later, he stole Dian Wei's twin halberds and disappeared without a trace, causing Cao Cao to lose his beloved general. If this Hu Che'er doesn't look like a giant spirit, then his sister must be like a lioness! If I marry a yaksha back home, won't people laugh me to death!" Zhao Xing thought to himself.

  It seemed as if Jia Yu had seen through the wicked thoughts of a certain young man, and he urged from the side: "Guo Chang doesn't have to worry that Hu Yuer's ugly appearance will humiliate his status. Just listen to me tell you in detail about the origin of this Qiang Hu tribe and the story of Hu Che Er brother and sister!"

  "Please, sir, tell us!" Everyone had a curious expression, and Zhao Xing was no exception. Although the past few days had been spent settling in the Hu people brought by Jia Yu, and even sending them a batch of living supplies, there hadn't been time to ask Jia Yu how he had managed to bring an entire Qiang Hu tribe through the Han and Hu controlled areas to Pingzhou.

  "The Xiongnu tribe where Huche'er lived was originally located in the southwest of Wuwei County, at the intersection of the three borders with Hexi Xianbei and Qianghu. They had already learned to farm and began to settle down. The tribe also slowly began to grow stronger, and by the time of Huche'er's father's generation, there were already several thousand people in the clan."

  Later, the Xībēi from west of the river came up with their own idea and started to harass them every other day. Hu Che Er's father had no choice but to seek help from the Qiang Hu near the Yellow River Bend. However, the leader of the Qiang Hu had heard about Hu Xiang Er's beauty and wanted to coerce her into marrying him. When Hu Xiang Er found out that the leader was already over 60 years old, she refused to comply, calling him an old geezer.

  "Half a year ago, the Héxī Xianbei mobilized thousands of troops and horses to heavily defeat the tribe where Hu Che Er was located. The old tribal leader died, and less than 400 people escaped from the whole tribe. The rest were either killed or taken away as slaves. Although Hu Che Er had bravery, he could not avenge his father, and it was uncertain whether he could ensure the survival of the remaining tribesmen."

  Later, they prepared to move westward as a whole family and head towards the Western Regions. On their way, I happened to meet them. I took the opportunity to persuade them that it would be better for us to migrate together to Pingzhou, accumulate strength, plot revenge, and rescue our captured tribesmen. Due to my previous travels, I was relatively familiar with the terrain, so I led everyone through the Qianghu and Han regions. Along the way, we encountered small groups of enemies who came to attack, all of whom were driven away by Hu Che Er and his brave tribesmen.

  Zhao Xing had already understood seven or eight parts of it by now. It is estimated that the living area of Hu Che's clan was in the southwest of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in later generations, and Hu Xiang'er was not difficult to look at, and may even be a beautiful woman with exotic charm.

  Since it's not ugly, and this era isn't a monogamous system, plus Comrade Zhao Xing's population growth plan still needs to be led by himself, so Zhao Xing didn't beat around the bush and asked: "Shaving head and carrying pole, one head is hot, just my agreement is not enough, is the girl willing?"

  "Guo Chang, you didn't know that when we went to the Zhuang's house to welcome them, Hu Xiang'er saw you and suddenly blushed, hiding behind me and Hu Che'er. Yesterday I asked Hu Che'er about this, and she said her younger sister has started thinking about men." Jia Yu smiled as he spoke.

  "Plop......" Zhao Xing, who was speaking with a parched mouth, suddenly couldn't catch his breath and spat out all the tea water he had just drunk. "This is also too unbelievable," Zhao Xing thought to himself, "Could my peach blossom luck have arrived?"

  "Mr. Wen, you've been talking for half a day, but all I hear is your encouragement of Guo Chang to take a concubine, which has nothing to do with the matter of retreating from the bandits?" Guan Yu helped Zhao Xing out of the situation.

  "Long life, and listen to me continue (Guan Yu's original name was Changsheng, currently a certain scoundrel is still waiting for the opportunity to change Guan Yu's courtesy name to Yunchang), if Guo Chang and Hu Yuer marry, first, it can calm the hearts of the Qianghu people who have come to surrender; second, they can obtain a powerful Qianghu army; third, they can also gain the support of the fierce general Hu Che'er. At the same time, it will also set an example for Guo Chang's words about Han-Hu intermarriage."

  "In the future, among the local braves you recruit, there will inevitably be some who follow Guo Chang's example and marry Hu women, while Hu men can also find wives among the local Han people or the wandering women. "Jia Xi carefully analyzed to everyone," My plan is to take in the Qianghu tribes' horses and men, and immediately organize cavalry training. After a few days, when the mountain bandits come to attack, we will divide our troops into two routes. One route will be led by Zhang Sheng, leading his family soldiers to set up an ambush outside the village, capturing Guo Chang's son alive; another route will be led by Guo Chang himself, leading the Qianghu people and horses, under the guidance of Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, to directly attack Qingfeng Ridge!"

  "This plan of dividing the troops may not be profound, but it is the most effective way to deal with mountain bandits. Those who come to plunder must be the elite cavalry of the mountain bandits, while those who stay behind are likely to be the old, weak, sick and disabled. We can take advantage of this and defeat them without much effort!" Zhao Xing continued to analyze Jia Yu's words.

  "So whether Jia Yu can thoroughly subdue the mountain bandits depends on Guo Chang himself. To make the Qiang and Hu people exert their strength, we must first gain their support, and the best strategy to win their trust and support is to form an alliance through marriage, making the two families one."

  "So that means the Sleeping Tiger Villa will have a second happy event this year, and there's candy to eat too." Li Tiezhu, who liked to interject suddenly, muttered to himself in the corner.