Night sky.

The stars are shining brightly.

The day is noisy, even the vast and peaceful wilderness is full of the tyranny of the sun, which makes people uncomfortable, but the night is quiet. When the night wind blows and the lone wolf howls, it is like that in the desert.

Showing a deep and lonely side.

Zhang Liao stood tall with his hands behind his back, blowing the night wind.

"General..." Zhang Liao's close guard hesitated, "I have something I don't know..."

Zhang Liao glanced at it and said, "If you fart, let it go!"

The guard laughed twice, and then said, "General, why do we... give all those money and items to those... um, those guys? Is it because we want them to be guides?"

Zhang Liao looked back.

There was a somewhat different tent in the camp. Inside that tent were not Zhang Liao's men, but several Qiang people.

"Yes, but no." Zhang Liao turned around and said, "This matter... was decided by Jia Shijun... Anyway, those money and utensils are a burden for us to carry around, so we might as well scatter them all..."

"The general is so heroic!" the guard swallowed, "but there are some brothers in the army...well, that..."

"Any comments?" Zhang Liao asked.

"Haha..." The guard smiled awkwardly, "Brothers are all short-sighted..."

Zhang Liao glanced at the guard, "What about you? Do you have shallow eyes?"

"Uh!" The guard was startled, "I, I must not be shallow! If you follow the general, you can't be shallow!"

Zhang Liao laughed loudly and then patted the guard on the shoulder.

"This trip," Zhang Liao smiled, "It's a little different... Tell me, who did we fight before?"

"Xianbei! Tubo! Well, and the gang in the east..." the guard said with his fingers.

"That's right," Zhang Liao nodded, "Before, we were making noise outside the courtyard, but now we are inside the courtyard. Do you think... can it be the same?"

The guard thought for a moment and nodded in confusion.

"If there is something else that others don't understand, you will know how to tell them by then, right?" Zhang Liao raised his head, "Also, which is better, those scraps of scrap metal, or a stroke in the merit book?"

OK? Don’t lose your future for those junk things!』

"Understood!" the guard said, cupping his hands, "Of course merit is the most important!"

Zhang Liao nodded, then glanced at the Qiang man's tent, his eyes moved slightly, and then he quickly withdrew his gaze and turned to the night sky again.

The quiet night sky seems to accommodate everything, whether it is beautiful or ugly.

Although Zhang Liao was from Yanmen, he was no stranger to the Xiqiang rebellion.

The entire Western Qiang rebellion actually revolves around this piece of land, Longdong and Longxi.

When the commotion was very serious, the Xiqiang people marched to Guanzhong, but what is very interesting is that these Xiqiang people only reached Guanzhong, and few were willing to go further east. There are many factors, but very

The important point is that after arriving in Guanzhong, these bitter Xiqiang coalition forces suddenly gained a large amount of benefits, and when it came to the distribution of benefits, the common problem of the so-called alliance immediately broke out, that is, the spoils were unevenly distributed.

Then came a crashing collapse, and ultimately a total defeat.

This is a drawback.

So when such ills come to Feiqian, can they be eradicated immediately and in the blink of an eye?

Obviously it's impossible.

Although the Han Hussar nominally rules over this area, and there are Hussar soldiers stationed in some big cities, counties and towns, there are still many tribes in the countryside far away from the towns, especially scattered ones.

The Qiang tribe is still living the life of yesterday.

Basically, not much has changed.

Especially for these Qiang tribes who are far away from cities and towns, their lives seem to have undergone some changes, but they seem not to have changed at all. These people sometimes only trade items once or twice a year, and usually spend their time in various pastures.

As a nomad, the sun rises and sets every day. How many people feel that the world around them has changed? What does the changing flag on the city have to do with themselves?

For these people, the Han Hussar was too far away, so far away that it was like looking up at the stars in the sky from the ground...

There should be some changes in Longxi.

There wasn’t much action before because the time hadn’t come yet. Now...

When Zhang Liao came to Longxi for the first time, the entire Longxi had not yet recovered. The cities were in ruins, the fields were barren, and the villages were abandoned. Most of the people lived around a few Wubao, seemingly lifeless.

At that time, Longxi was almost terminally ill.

For such a disease, if strong medicine is used...

Nowadays, Fei Qian has repaired the central city and guided the refugees to farm, so the population distribution now seems to be relatively balanced. In addition, with the opening up of the Western Region, the flow of commerce has gradually increased, and some newly built villages can also be seen in the countryside.

Working in the fields, production and life have begun to recover.

But this was not enough, because Zhang Liao also discovered that the ordinary people here were farming in an almost disorderly manner, which was different from the planned and organized farming in the northern part of Guanzhong.

Zhang Liao could see this difference at a glance. After all, he had been to and understood the places in Guanzhong and the north.

In areas with relatively well-established systems such as those east and north of the Guanzhong River, there will be some agricultural and engineering bachelors wearing long clothes in the fields from time to time, either patrolling the fields or giving guidance. However, in Longyou, the coverage is still

It is too small, especially in this land of the Qiang tribe, where it is rare to see anyone coming.

Among them, one aspect is the problem of manpower, and the other aspect is the problem of local officials...

So, it's time to treat the disease.

If you are sick, you must treat it, and now is the time.

early morning.

The slight mist is like white gauze, fluttering on the ground.

The centaur walked over, laughed softly, and then hugged him softly, leaving a little wet mark.

Suddenly, the rapid sound of horse hooves broke all the softness and tore all the beauty into pieces, "The horse thief... from the northwest... the horse thief is coming..."

With the roar of the outpost scouts, the faint sound of horse hooves swept over, and the smoke gradually became clearer in the field of vision. The morning fog had faded a little at this time, and some black spots were seen jumping among the billowing smoke.

, like a swarm of insects.

"How many people are here?" Zhang Liao asked.

"Five thousand people!" the scout shouted in response, "no more than eight thousand!"

To count the number of people, if they are arranged neatly, then of course it is a good number, but if they are scattered now, the calculation can only be based on experience.

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked back at his men, and sneered, "I thought there were so many people coming, but it turns out there are only five or six thousand people... All of them are ready! Get ready to fight!"

"?" When they saw the powerful Qiang guides trembling, they subconsciously wanted to run away. They had already grabbed the reins of the horses, and were waiting for Zhang Liao's order to turn around and run away. When they heard the result, what? Get ready.

fighting?

The Qiang people thought they heard wrongly, but they found that after Zhang Liao's order, the other soldiers immediately responded. Some dismounted from their horses and straightened their belts, some adjusted their weapons to a convenient position, and some pulled a piece of meat and put it in their mouths.

Biting...

If we say that everyone is relaxed and free-spirited, just like Zhang Liao, that's not true. It's just that although from the demeanor, it is inevitable that some people show some pre-war nervousness, but overall there is no panic, just like Zhang Liao.

Even ordinary soldiers feel that they must be the victorious party.

To be honest, the reason why the hussars have such confidence comes partly from their equipment and partly from their commander. Most of Zhang Liao's men have standard cavalry configurations, wearing mixed leather and iron armor, which take into account the key points.

The defense is strong and light. Everyone is equipped with a gun, bow and knife. On both sides of the saddle, there are quivers and hatchets hanging respectively, as well as a cavalry buckler. Even the war horses are equipped with horse covers on the front.

A, there are also some war horses with riding clothes, which are obviously used as front row to reduce the damage of arrows.

"I can't say...will you really win?"

Several Qiang guides exchanged glances with each other, and then the hands holding the reins didn't seem to be shaking so much, and they relaxed a little.

The largest range of activities of these Qiang people in their lives may be just a few grasshoppers. A trip to a Han county is the farthest place they can think of...

They didn't recognize the previous Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and they didn't recognize the later Dong Zhuo either. As for the current hussar general Fei Qian, they still don't know.

The reason why they were willing to follow Zhang Liao and others was not because these Qiang people felt any sense of benevolence and morality or the hope of their family and country. It was just because Zhang Liao distributed the treasures from Wubao to the surrounding tribes and ordinary poor people.

Just Han Chinese.

When you take other people's money, you have to do something for them.

It's that simple.

Then Zhang Liao issued an order that made these Qiang people even more incredible...

"The rear team stays!" Zhang Liao waved his spear, "The front team follows me!"

Then these Qiang people saw the Han cavalry and split into two parts. One part followed Zhang Liao and ran forward, while the other part stayed in place like the Qiang people.

What is this doing?

Do these Han people think that just using these manpower is enough?

The Qiang people could barely conceal their shocked expression, and the feeling that they might win seemed to be beginning to waver again...

After all, the Qiang people don’t understand what Zhang Babai is...
To be continued...