Guzang City.

After winter comes, the weather becomes colder day by day, and the speed of cooling becomes more and more obvious. The wind blows all day long, blowing randomly, sometimes bringing dust from far away.

, making Guzang City a vast area of ​​yellow.

If it rains a little more, it might not be called rain anymore, but the kind of thin ice slag, carrying the chill of the approaching winter, which will seep into people's bones every bit.

The urgent letter sent by Zhang Liao was delivered to Jia Xu in Longxi by speeding up the horse.

Jia Xu stood in front of the hall with his hands behind his back.

The surrounding guards stood quietly. The cold wind could only lift a corner of these guards' shirts, but could not shake their bodies. Just like the chaos in Longyou and Longxi, it could only lift a corner but could not affect the overall situation.

Same.

"Xiongnu, Xianbei... Qiang people, Di people..." Jia Xu chuckled and shook his head slightly, "Xiaowu... Guangwu... have you ever thought about it... Haha, I must have never thought of it..."

Jia Xu shook his head, walked back, sat in front of the desk, picked up his pen, wrote a short note, put it into a bamboo tube, added fire paint, and asked the orderer to pass it back to Zhang Liao.

This is not an instruction to Zhang Liao, just like Zhang Liao's letter is not a consultation with Jia Xu.

After all, there is a lack of timeliness in coming and going.

In the absence of a simple communication agreement agreed upon in advance, the only option is to use the relatively crude method of manual transmission.

If Zhang Liao, who was on the front line, had to wait for orders from the rear before he could act, it would have taken nearly ten days to go from Yangping Pass to Guzang. If there were rules like those in the Song Dynasty that could only be made with a brain, every move would be

They have to obey the remote control command from the rear. The delay cannot exceed ten days...

Take the previous Battle of Xiqiang as an example. It only took about ten days from the actual start to the final defeat of the Beigong Group. Therefore, in an era when news cannot be transmitted in real time, an excellent frontline general is often better than the rear.

Excellent staff officers are even more important. No matter how powerful the hindsight is, it is often not as effective as a clever change by the general on the front line.

As long as conditions permit, perhaps everyone has the potential to become a master of hindsight, but not every general can possess the ability to truly face the front line and need to solve problems on the spot.

It's like Zhang Liao wrote a letter to Jia Xu. He didn't want to tell Jia Xu about the new changes from Xiabian to Yangpingguan, and then ask Jia Xu for advice, but to report to Jia Xu and express what kind of approach he would adopt.

It's just a strategy.

As for whether Jia Xu can receive this letter, in fact, it will not have much impact on the strategy Zhang Liao will adopt. Of course, it would be best if he can get Jia Xu's approval, but if the messenger is intercepted and killed on the way,

Zhang Liao will also not wait for unexpected situations such as lost letters.

It is the authority and important responsibility of frontline generals to make changes on the spot.

The order given by Qiusi to Zhang Liao was to attack Yangping Pass, but it did not say that Yangping Pass must be conquered at a certain point in time, or within a certain period of time...

Zhang Liao brought a certain amount of kerosene and gunpowder. If he really found the opportunity, even facing a heavily defended pass like Yangping Pass, it would not be impossible to find an opportunity to capture Yangping Pass in one fell swoop.

However, Zhang Liao judged that a quick attack on Yangping Pass would not complete Hussar's plan, so Zhang Liao decided to test it out outside Yangping Pass and not rush to attack. In addition, Zhang Liao also said that he did not encounter Di people along the way, so he asked Jia Xu to be on guard.

Because the Di people may outflank Zhang Liao's retreat, or they may simply attack in the opposite direction, such as Biantianshui Jincheng and other places.

Jia Xu also agreed with Zhang Liao's judgment.

Currently, Longxi is gradually implementing the latest policies, spreading administrative agencies and government personnel in various places. Taishici is still based in the Longyou area, which is relatively prone to recurrence, while Gao Wutong and Yun'er have entered

In the Qilian Mountains, Beigong, well, maybe not even Beigong's remnants of the Western Qiang, were surrendered and incorporated.

Now Longxi needs stronger authority, a more stable situation, and...

More comprehensive recovery and development.

So no one is allowed to interrupt this process.

This is what Zhang Liao's letter means, just a reminder.

The caravans from the Western Regions to and from Chang'an have been stagnant for several months. Although these few months of stagnation will not cause serious damage to the Hussar General Fei Qian's economic system, after all, the Hussar's economy does not entirely rely on the Western Regions.

However, since Hanzhong, Sichuan, and the Western Regions were completely cut off, there must be some problems.

This is also the reason why Jia Xu used the power of thunder to gather Tai Shici of Zhang Liao and part of the troops from the Western Regions when the opportunity arrived in Longyou and Longxi to carry out an all-out encirclement and suppression campaign, leaving no chance for the Western Qiang to relax.

The same is true for Di people.

The big man hasn’t moved for too long...

Do these guys around them think that the big man is already weak and can be bullied?

But thinking about it, these guys, after watching the big men fight a Xiqiang for decades, it is not surprising that they have all kinds of plans in their minds.

Forty years.

Ten days.

hehe……

Jia Xu sneered twice.

A soldier hurriedly came from outside, his steps quick, which caught Jia Xu's attention.

The guards outside the hall came forward and brought Jia Xu an urgent report from Zhangye about Tai Shici.

Zhangye is relatively close to Guzang, and it can be reached in three days of rapid horse riding.

Jia Xu frowned slightly.

Beigong's head has been sent to Chang'an, so why are there any blind Qiang people who want to cause trouble?

When I opened the letter, I found that it was not about the Qiang people, but about Mengshu. Mengshu was seriously injured while guarding the city. He was recuperated for a while, but his injuries never healed and even began to worsen.

Meng Shu's injuries, if left to future generations, would most likely be salvageable. Meng Shu injured his ribs in the battle, and the violent impact caused them to break. Then some of the bone fragments penetrated into his lungs, causing bleeding from the wound and then inflammation.

.If the medical system of later generations is available, if the bone fragments are removed and the wound is sutured, there is a high probability that you can survive, or even return to 70% to 80% of its original state...

It's a pity that today's big men simply cannot do this.

Because the bone fragments cannot be removed, the wounds in the body cannot heal naturally, leading to inflammation of the internal wounds and eventually systemic high fever and fainting...

Meng Shu knew that his time was short and wanted to see Jia Xu before he died.

Jia Xu pondered for a long time, sighed slightly, and then stood up, "Here comes! Send the order for Han to come... Also, prepare the horses, I am going to Zhangye!"

……(ò?ó?)……

Zhangye.

Taishi Ci went out of the city to greet him.

"How is General Meng doing now?" Jia Xu asked Tai Shici without any pleasantries.

Taishi Ci shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid... there are more people who are unconscious and less people who are awake..."

"Let's go." Jia Xu just drove his horse forward.

"..." Taishi Ci was a little surprised, so he quickly stretched out his hand to signal his subordinates to clear the way, while he followed Jia Xu.

Before arriving at Meng Mansion, Jia Xu jumped off his horse. His legs were a little numb and he staggered a little while walking.

After a long journey from Guzang, even though Jia Xu was originally good at riding, he was still somewhat inferior to a serious cavalryman. However, with the help of his guards, Jia Xu generally regained his normal consciousness.

He slowly entered Meng Shu's courtyard, and then sat in front of Meng Shu's bed. He did not show any habit of tabooing diseases that people in the Han Dynasty often had. He just sat there and looked at Meng Shu calmly.

Meng Shu lay on the bed, his face was thin, his face was sickly flushed, and he was breathing heavily.

"General Meng..." Jia Xu was silent for a while and then said, "If you have anything you want to ask, you might as well speak up."

Meng Shu's eyes were unable to focus, and he tried his best to stare at Jia Xu's figure, and said with difficulty: "Why... why..."

Jia Xu was silent for a while, "In the third year of Taixing, I advised you to go to the Chang'an Martial Arts Lecture Hall, and you said that the Qiang people were in chaos... In the fourth year, I persuaded you again, and you said that bandits were in chaos... Excuse me, is it?

Is it really confusing, or is it just a lie?"

"..." Mengshu gasped hard, and after a moment, he seemed to have gathered some strength, "...Why, why?"

"Because Dong Zhongying failed. The path he took was wrong." Jia Xu looked at Meng Shu, "The path you want to take is naturally wrong. Beigong is dead. From now on, it is

There is no distinction between Eastern and Western Qiang, and there is no room for a second Beigong, or a Han-Ma family...Similarly, there is no room for a second Dong Zhongying..."

"For...for..." Meng Shu seemed to want to ask the third why.

"From the time when the Lord was based in the north, and fought in the north and south, until now..." Jia Xu still looked at Meng Shu calmly, "It took the Han Dynasty thirty or forty years to defeat the Western Qiang, and now we are following the Lord to defeat the Western Qiang.

How long did it take... What is the difference? Can General Meng understand what someone said?"

Meng Shu gasped for breath and seemed to be unable to continue saying anything. He just turned his eyes to the side, seeming to be looking at Mengshizi who was kneeling beside the bed.

Jia Xu nodded slightly, and then said: "General Meng... As for the other Meng family members, it's the same as usual... Just as usual... I hope General Meng can understand... If you have any complaints, just blame someone...

On the day we met in Huangquan, I poured wine for General Meng to apologize..."

After saying that, Jia Xu stood up, nodded slightly, and left.

Meng Shu didn't even look at Jia Xu, he just panted breathlessly and finally slowly closed his eyes...

Not long after Jia Xu walked out of the courtyard, he heard crying coming from the courtyard. He stopped, closed his eyes, and sighed slightly. After a while, he started walking forward again.

Taishi Ci followed behind. After walking for a while, Taishi Ci suddenly said: "Jia Shijun... Hussar..."

Jia Xu raised his head slightly, looked at the sky and said, "That's not what Hussar meant."

Taishi Ci frowned, "In that case..."

"When Emperor Gaozu first entered the pass, he made a three-chapter agreement with his elders, "Those who kill will die, and those who injure others and steal will not be punished." Jia Xu said slowly, "Then the remaining crimes are acceptable? In addition, things here must be resolved as soon as possible.
To be continued...