After crossing the Great Wall, Zhang Qi and others left here under the watchful eyes of the Great Wall guards.
The liquor they left behind was quickly divided up by the border troops. The strong liquor was not suitable for the noble men in the interior because it tasted bad, but the hot stimulation and the feeling of heat all over the body after entering the mouth were very popular in winter. He was deeply loved among the frontier troops.
The frontier army is suffering from bitter cold, and the soldiers guarding the border fortress are well treated to a certain extent. As far as Zhang Qi knows, the soldiers guarding the Great Wall can get forty kilograms of rations a month, and one hundred and twenty-three to two hundred yuan a month. of military pay.
This is far more than ordinary people. A soldier can feed two or three people with a little monthly ration. What they do is the work of licking blood from the edge of a knife. The harvest is great, but the danger is also great.
Of course, rations and military pay were all stipulated by the Han Dynasty. How much the soldiers on each side could get depended on whether their leaders were qualified or not.
After passing Wangping and marching west to Liaoyang, Zhang Qi and the others went non-stop. He and the Zhang family were married. Although they were allies, they also needed to pass on the news.
The two patrols turned south and rushed to Xiangping. They went to convey Zhang Qi's intention to Zhang Yi. After receiving the letter, Zhang Yi naturally agreed. Zhang Qi and the others came to deal with the grassland bandits who were kings of the land. , Besides, their goal is western Liaoning, and they are just borrowing the route from eastern Liaoning.
After reading the letter, Zhang Yi returned his governor's order and the silk letter to Youshao: "This is a great kindness. If you are short of manpower, you can use my order to borrow troops without worry."
"Thank you, Prefect." Youshao saluted respectfully, and then left the Prefect's Mansion, chasing Zhang Qi and others non-stop.
The horses of the wandering sentries are all sixth-generation horses, which have a considerable advantage in speed.
When Zhang Qi and the others arrived in Wulu County, the outposts also arrived.
"Your Majesty, the news has been conveyed to the Liaodong Governor."
Zhang Qi stretched out his hand to take what was handed over by You Shao, and smiled: "Okay, I get it, fix it up and enter Liaoxi County."
After a slight repair, Zhang Qi's Qianqi were running again. Everyone in the towns and villages they passed along the way recognized him.
"It's General Zhang! Look at their direction, they are going to Liaoxi County."
"What General Zhang?"
"You don't know?" Nowadays, Liaodong doesn't know that Zhang Qizhe is simply an alien in people's eyes.
All the people in Liaodong knew that the reason why Liaodong was defeated by the Huns this time was entirely dependent on Zhang Qi's several battles.
"General Zhang, you don't even know that you emigrated from other counties?"
"Let me tell you, this general is the best general in the border counties. In the famous battle, he defeated more than 10,000 Xiongnu with 500 warriors in the field. In the second battle, 10,000 cavalry charged into the 100,000 Xiongnu army and won a great victory! The fact that Liaodong can have such a peaceful life depends entirely on the power of General Zhang!"
"yes."
"You're right!"
Whenever someone in the countryside talks about Zhang Qi and praises him, a group of Yes Yes Party members will appear around him.
at the same time.
Liaoxi County.
Before Zhang Qi left Wuhuan, a sentry came in advance. Now Hu Shui knew it and he was also a smart man. After the sentry arrived, he immediately launched troops to plunder Liaodong.
But this time, he plundered very slowly, and he specifically targeted places where the rich clans were.
His junior year in Liaoxi was not in vain. He knew very well where the various wealthy families in Liaoxi County were now located.
They burned, killed and looted like this for several days.
On this day, Hu Shui led You Yijun to launch a robbery as usual.
Just when he swung his butcher knife like a frightened country warrior, a powerful arrow flew and knocked off his blade.
Immediately, the sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder, and thousands of horses rode around the clouds.
"kill!"
The shouts of killing were deafening, causing the crying villagers to freeze on the spot.
But soon, the ecstasy on their faces could not be concealed, because they saw a flag, under the sun, with a silver background and gold rim, and the flag with the word 'kai' was strong and powerful.
"It's General Zhang!!"
"General Zhang is here, we are saved!"
Some villagers did not know Zhang Qi, but this did not prevent them from being inspired and hope for life appeared.
Hu Shui covered his face to cover the corner of his mouth where he almost laughed out loud, and then shouted: "General Zhang, General Li, the Han army is all a bunch of chickens and dogs, you bastards!
Kill the enemy! "
"ha!"
You Yijun also shouted loudly at the same time, and then the six thousand riders headed in the direction of Zhang Qiqian's riders.
Zhang Qi waved a small flag and led thousands of eagles to attack the army while fighting and retreating. The two sides fought so lively that the villagers here were dumbfounded.
When had they ever seen such a battle? In the past, the Han army relied on city walls to fight, unlike General Zhang who enforced orders and prohibitions like one man.
The battlefield became farther and farther away, until it disappeared from the eyes of the villagers. Among the villagers, a dozen people who had just shouted loudly were quietly hiding in the crowd. It was not difficult to see that they were the ones who weaved the nets. As early as a few months ago Weaving nets had already penetrated into western Liaoning before. The Kou border on the grassland brought many identities and origins to Zhang Qi, so in the eyes of local villagers, these people were immigrants.
Zhang Qi also has some reputation in western Liaoning. With the secret promotion of Weaving Network, Zhang Qi's achievements in Liaodong quickly spread in western Liaoning.
However, western Liaoning was persecuted too severely by the grassland people on the border, so the effect was not as dramatic as that in eastern Liaoning.
A dense forest.
Six thousand Youyi troops are fighting fiercely with the previous Yingsheng, but if anyone is here, they will find that no one in these two armies uses weapons, and they all rely on their hands and feet to fight.
In the middle of these receiving soldiers, Hu Shui knelt on the ground, cupped his fists and saluted: "Hu Shui, the general of You Yi Army, has met your Majesty!"
Zhang Qi laughed loudly: "Hahaha, you really have the makings of a robber. Get up. You have worked hard during this time."
Hu Shui hammered his chest: "For your Majesty, I deserve to die!"
He also laughed immediately.
Soon, on the battlefield, although there were many people in the Youyi Army, except for the six hundred elites, the others were all prairie people that Hu Shui had gradually absorbed over the course of the year.
Although they had gone through the same training, it was not a life-and-death fight after all. They gradually fell into a disadvantage in front of the Eagle Attack Army, which was accustomed to fighting in formations.
This is not surprising. From the beginning of the founding of the Youyi Army, they have been an army of archers on horseback. Now that bows and arrows are not allowed to be used, their combat power has naturally dropped sharply.
Gradually, the shouts of killing on the battlefield subsided. Many new soldiers surrounded the city and watched their generals fighting with the generals of the Eagle Attack Army.
There was a roar of applause.
In the end, the Eagle Attack Army won with a small result of seventy still standing in the circle, and the battle between Zhang Qi's own soldiers came to an end.
Reorganize the army.
In front of all the soldiers, Zhang Qi promoted Hu Shuisheng to the rank of General of Miscellaneous Numbers and General of Cavalry.
He was the first of several generals under Zhang Qi to rise to this level.
The Youyi army shares weal and woe. This is the characteristic of Zhang Qi's soldiers. The concept of the army as a whole has been instilled in them since the training.
However, Zhang Qi did not forget them. He would still reward those who deserved rewards, but if he wanted to implement them, he had to wait until they returned to Wuhuan.
After reorganizing the army, Zhang Qi asked the Eagle Attack Army to tie Sanqian Youyi's arms, and then Hu Shui fled in panic with the remaining three thousand. The escape route was still in western Liaoning.
Zhang Qi returned to the previous village with three thousand 'captives' whose hands were tied, and returned the looted wealth. Then, with many admiring eyes, he led these people to chase the fleeing Hu Shui.
The pursuit and escape was so vigorous that half of western Liaoning knew that the fierce bandit was now a lost dog.
Zhang Qi's reputation in western Liaoning began to rise sharply.
After chasing after each other, they came out of the Great Wall. After coming out of the Great Wall in western Liaoning, Zhang Qiqian's cavalry was integrated into seven thousand cavalry, and they turned around under Yanshan Mountain and returned to Wuhuan.
(End of chapter)
