I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 152 Cao Shuang: Brother, give me a hand!
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Zhao Hong, son of Zhao Yu, saw the moth blocking the road.

"Who are you and why are you here?" Mo Zhezai asked without raising his head as he took a big bite of meat.

"Chief, I am Zhao Hong. My father is Tianshui Zhao. His name is Yu, and his writing is Ruowen."

"You Han people are troublesome! You don't have a name or a character!"

"Chief, is the last batch of paper useful?"

"Paper?" Mo Zhezai looked at the people around him doubtfully.

A strong man next to him laughed and said, "Those are the ones used to wipe butts!"

"Oh! Hahaha, those papers used to wipe butts are not bad, but I usually don't wipe them!"

Zhao Hong was shocked when he heard that these people actually used paper to wipe their butts.

This is something that countless people are clamoring for.

Zhao Hong couldn't help but look at them again and thought to himself, as expected, it was impossible to unite these barbarians with such elegant things as paper.

"Chief, don't you know your soldiers?"

Mo Zhezai asked doubtfully: "My soldiers?"

"Yes, your soldiers, we said that last time."

"Our good boy is hunting and farming. Is there any problem?"

"The leader said last time that he would send troops." Zhao Hong said, "Now that the Wei army has arrived in Tianshui, the rear is empty. It is a great time to raise troops!"

"You are fighting the Wei army now, why should we take action?" Mo Zhezhe said with a smile, "When you are tired from fighting the Wei army, it will not be too late for us to take action again."

Zhao Hong was furious, but he knew it was useless to be angry.

In fact, Zhuge Liang had already sent people to contact him, and even sent him gifts many times in the past two or three years. Maybe he had made a promise.

The Qiang people are willing to resist Cao Wei. For example, the Qiang people in the Hexi area resisted Cao Wei last year.

Even Mo Zhushou was willing to resist Cao Wei, but because the resistance of other tribes was suppressed last year, Mo Zhushou became hesitant.

"I have brought some other items for the leader. I believe the leader will like them."

"Oh?" Moth covered his slender eyes with a hint of ridicule, "Another piece of paper for wiping your butt?"

"Not this time."

"What is that?"

"Salt."

"Salt?" Mo Zhanzha was startled for a moment, then laughed, "I have no shortage of salt here!"

"Why don't you try it first, chief?"

"No need! Go back!"

"It's not too late for the leader to make a decision after he tastes it."

"Humph……"

Zhao Hong took out the refined salt and handed it over: "Chief, would you like to have a taste?"

Moth's attention was immediately attracted by the color of refined salt, and he couldn't help but stand up: "Is this salt?"

Zhao Hong took out a dagger, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the people around him.

Zhao Hong cut a piece of mutton, sprinkled salt on the mutton, and ate it.

After eating, I motioned for the moth cover to be used as well.

Moth Zhanzha then cut a piece of meat, smeared some on it curiously, put it into his mouth, and started chewing it.

After chewing a few times, I was stunned for a moment.

The others thought the moth had been poisoned and quickly drew their swords.

"This..." Mo Zhezai said in shock, "This is really salt!"

"That's right!"

"Why does this salt taste so much better than our salt?" "I don't know, I'm just here to see the leader!"

"What do you want?" Mo Zhezhi's attitude completely changed.

"send troops!"

"What about the conditions?"

"I will give you this salt regularly from now on!"

One of Mozhao's generals said disdainfully: "You just want us to send troops?"

Zhao Hong stretched out the salt in front of him. He cut a piece of meat, smeared it with salt and ate a few mouthfuls. Then he said righteously to Mo Zhezi: "It doesn't matter whether the salt is good or not. The main reason is that the Wei thieves are too cruel. The general can’t wait to eat the thief’s meat immediately!”

"Okay!" Mo Zhezai looked at Zhao Hong and said, "I promise you, I will immediately gather all our warriors to attack Xidu (Xining City)."

"When?" Zhao Hong asked, looking at the moth.

Mo Zhezai smiled, inserted the dagger on the table, and said with sharp eyes: "Now!"

Mo Zheshe is one of the leaders of the Qiang tribe. This Qiang people live in the Xiping County area, which is also the Huangshui area.

As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Qiang people lived here.

Later, the Xiongnu were defeated by the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu regained Hexi. The Qiang people began to migrate from Huangshui to Hexi one after another, and their living area became wider.

Of course, the places where the Qiang people gather the most are Longxi County and Xiping County.

There are also some in Hexi, but after all, they are separated from Xiping County by the majestic Qilian Mountains.

If the Han army can control Xiping County, Jincheng County to the southeast of Xiping County will be almost within easy reach.

If both Xiping County and Jincheng County fall into the hands of the Han army, the four counties in Hexi will be completely exposed to the Han army's front.

In early May, the Longyou battle, which had been advancing for more than a month, reached a stalemate.

After Cao Shuang lost thousands of people during his last attack on the city, he began to encircle the city of Hebei County instead of attacking it to dampen its vigor.

The so-called demoralization means that the army chants outside the city every day and makes various intimidating sounds.

Just think, an ordinary person can be frightened and disturbed by the sound of firecrackers.

The Wei army consisted of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, shouting outside the city all day long. What was the mentality of the people inside the city?
In fact, the mentality of many ordinary people in Ji County has collapsed.

There are many more people who are on the verge of mental collapse.

They have no vision of God. They went from fear at the beginning, to despair later, to numbness now.

Cao Shuang's situation was not easy. Although he had food and grass, after the failure of the first siege, the overall fighting will of the Wei army was somewhat affected.

In order to completely isolate the Han army in Longyou, Cao Shuang wrote a letter to Guo Huai at the end of April.

The core meaning of the letter is also very simple: Brother, I have already pressed the Shu army in Longyou to the ground and rubbed it several times. How about you send out the main force now to teach the Shu army in Guanzhong how to behave?

Cao Shuang was actually worried that Guanzhong would send reinforcements, which involved political issues.

If the Han army in Guanzhong sends reinforcements, it is unknown whether Cao Shuang can stop it, but the pressure on Guo Huai will definitely decrease.

He didn't want to become the attraction point of the entire battlefield, consuming himself and fulfilling Guo Huai's needs.

In early May, Guo Huai did receive a letter from Cao Shuang.

As the leader of the hardline anti-Han forces on the Western Front, Guo Huai has already plotted to launch a large-scale war this year.

This was also what Cao Rui acquiesced to.

But it was also in early May that before Guo Huai received Cao Shuang's letter, he received a letter from Luoyang: Hold on, don't wander!

So unwilling Guo Huai combined the two letters and did one thing: send more scouts.

Why send more scouts?

Observe the recent movements of the Han army.

If Zhuge Liang doesn't move, I, Guo Huai, won't move.

If Zhuge Liang moves to reinforce Longyou, I, Guo Huai, will take action.

(End of this chapter)