"What you mean is that you plan to appoint Huang Zhizhou as the commander-in-chief." On the imperial road of Changyang Palace, Chang Shiro turned his head and looked serious.
In front of him, Chang Sheng nodded solemnly.
"What happened this time has completely dispelled my doubts. Ling Su's self-defeating move further strengthened my determination to recruit Huang Zhizhou."
"Then I'll listen to you." Chang Silang raised his head and said in a tired tone, "I think it has been a long time since Huang Zhizhou entered Chongqing. Moreover, he is indeed a capable person. In the Battle of Kezhou, Jiang Meng After being killed by the Shu people, I, Beiyu, need a general equal to Shentu Guan, someone who can stabilize the war situation. Not to mention those little dogs from the aristocratic families, they are all useless... Thinking about it this way, it seems that only Huang Zhizhou is left. ”
"Brother, I think so too. Once the incident with the Sha Rong people is over and Huang Zhizhou recovers from his injuries, he can add troops to the North Road and worship him as the Commander-in-Chief of the North Road."
"Yes. We, Beiyu and Xishu, will eventually have to decide the outcome."
Chang Sheng paused and then spoke in a solemn voice.
"When Brother Clan left the city a few days ago, I already received a secret letter."
"Secret message?"
"Indeed, it was sent from Xishu."
Changshiro was silent for a while, "Ziyou, you mean, is it Mr. Sheepherd?"
"Exactly." Chang Sheng's face was slightly excited, "In this way, we have a secret move. With the skills of the shepherds, we can cooperate with each other internally and externally to help each other."
"Very good. Always winning. This is indeed a long-lost happy event."
Chang Sheng also raised his head in the wind. Too many things have happened recently, all of which are not good for Beiyu, but now, as my brother said, there should be a happy event.
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Anzi saved.
When receiving this news, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. That damn Ling Su suddenly showed up——
After a pause, Xu Mu suddenly thought that if he remembered correctly, Ling Su seemed to have fled to the sea in a hurry from Yandao in Wuzhou... In other words, if he was not dead, he could not be compared with the third group in the South China Sea. Is it related to power?
However, Li Liu didn't seem to mention Ling Su's name, and he might not have discovered it yet.
"Lord, the army recruitment has been completed!" Just as Xu Mu was thinking, Chen Sheng came over happily.
"This round, we have recruited nine thousand Qiang slaves!"
"Nine thousand?" Xu Mu looked overjoyed. Based on his previous considerations, he had estimated that it was only about seven thousand, but now, it was two thousand more than the standard.
You know, most of these Qiang slaves are good horses, and they can directly become cavalry pawns when the time comes. Of course, as for the matter of loyalty, Xu Mu has already considered it and will temporarily arrange the families of these Qiang slave cavalrymen in the border counties of Bingzhou. Although they are suspected of being hostages, in any case, it is the best of both worlds.
"According to the wishes of the lord, I have chosen one person to be the captain." Chen Sheng continued to speak, then turned around and greeted him. Not long after, a thin middle-aged man came over in a hurry.
The man was about forty years old, wearing an old felt hat, with dark skin, and an expression of uncontrollable fear on his face.
"Wu Long, see... my lord."
"What a good name." Xu Mu laughed, motioned for the guards to step back and let Wu Long come over.
Although a gentle approach was used, no matter what, just like the Shanyue Camp, Fei Xiu came forward to contact them. After all, there must be one person who will be the leader of the Qiang slave camp.
Subdue the leader, and the rest of the flock will be obedient.
"Wu Long, why don't you tell me about the Qiang slaves first?"
According to Xu Mu's considerations, these Qiang slave cavalry can be used as Chao Yi's auxiliary troops or incorporated into the Qingqi battalion. Conquering and returning to one's heart is the most important thing.
Hearing Xu Mu's rhetorical question, Wu Long hurriedly clasped his fists.
"My lord, I, the Qiang slave camp, used to be a border resident in the northwest. In the past, there were many Qiang tribes in this northwest area."
Xu Mu nodded. Except for the Yudang tribe, the rest of the Qiang tribes were uprooted by him or Chao Yi because they helped Dong Wen.
"In the Gobi wilderness in the northwest, tens of thousands of people like me took the opportunity to escape because of the defeat of various Qiang tribes, and gathered together to protect themselves. We didn't dare to approach Bingzhou at first, because we were worried that our lord... would kill him. We, however, stayed in the deep wilderness, suffering from the cold and without food, so we had to go to the north of Bingzhou first."
"Where are those Qiang tribes?"
"It's already gone. They still stay in the northern wilderness and don't dare to come back. Last year in autumn, I met them and fought several times with them, killing more than a thousand people."
Xu Mu nodded.
To be honest, Xishu is not short of food now. Moreover, these tens of thousands of people are originally from the Central Plains. After entering Bingzhou, it will not take long before they are assimilated. Furthermore, there was an additional cavalry force of nine thousand people out of thin air.
"Wu Long, how many war horses are there among the Qiang slaves?"
"Less than 2,000 horses...were all used for cargo."
Xu Mu felt a pity in his heart. If he had five or six thousand horses, he would be able to become an official directly. Although Lu Fengyou said that many war horses have been cultivated in the past two years, no matter what, precious resources such as war horses have always been the most scarce during the war.
Seeing Xu Mu's silence, Wu Long looked anxious. In the end, he was kneeling on the ground.
"King of Shu... Lord, we are willing to join Western Shu and fight for Western Shu. Please also please, Lord, don't drive us into the wilderness, otherwise, many of us will starve to death."
"How could that be?" Xu Mu stretched out his hand and helped Wu Long up.
"Don't worry. From now on, you and other Qiang slaves will be considered as part of our Western Shu. You will live in Bingzhou temporarily. After you have achieved military success and opened up fertile land, you will naturally have a good career."
Wu Long raised his head, his body trembling a little. Many years, like half his life, were taken away by the Qiang people, lived in the Qiang tribe, and were regarded as Qiang people by the Central Plains people. But among the Qiang tribe, they were regarded as people from the Central Plains, and neither side was pleased with them.
His two sons, like him, seemed to have become homeless dogs.
But now, the King of Western Shu in front of him did not mind their identities and was willing to accept them again and return to the Central Plains. Compared with the previous Dong family in Liangzhou, who only knew how to use it for no reason, it was much better.
"I have 40,000 Qiang slaves, and I am willing to listen to the king of Shu's orders!"
"From today onwards, you are no longer Qiang slaves. Now that you have returned to the Central Plains, you will treat Bingzhou as your hometown and collectively be called Shu people. In a few days, I will ask the palace minister to issue the dental plaques of Western Shu to you and notarize them."
"Don't worry, my lord." Gong Luan, who was nearby, earnestly held his hands and clasped his fists.
"Your Majesty, I will send you some food, meat and wine later, as a reward from me, the King of Shu. In addition, I am afraid of the cold wind in the night, so if there are warm robes and bedding in the store, please take them out too."
"Thank you, lord!" Wu Long raised his head, his eyes were hot, but deep down in his heart, he was already very impressed. At this moment, he was sure that the King of Western Shu in front of him was definitely not someone like Dong from Liangzhou. I can't say it, but I want to give them a new life.
