Jiuyuan, Gaoque.
"Master Liu, please, please give me some food and cloth, otherwise, my people will either freeze to death or starve to death!"
As the cold winter approaches little by little, more and more barbarians gather outside the rough and crude Gaoque City.
Wrapped in smelly sheepskins, they watched the horse teams coming along the river from the south, continuously carrying supplies into the city.
His eyes were full of fear and desire at the same time.
If Ke Bineng was still there and saw the cavalry carrying so many supplies strutting to Jiuyuan, I am afraid he would have snatched them away.
However, Governor Feng first massacred nearly 20,000 Xianbei barbarians in Qiaoshan, and then defeated Kebi Neng's army in Wuyuan County.
Finally, Ruoluo Aliu, Kebineng's younger brother, was appointed to take over the position of tribal leader.
Now the Xianbei Hu people in Jiuyuan area have had their backbones completely broken by Feng Jishi.
Lord Xianbei Ruoluo Aliu was now like a humble slave, kneeling in front of Liu Liang, kowtowing and begging.
I just hope that the Han people can spare some food and cloth so that the surviving tribesmen can survive the coming cold winter safely.
"Leader Ruoloa Six, what are you doing? Come on, come on, get up!"
Liu Liang helped Ruoluo Aliu up and said warmly:
"Now that Jiuyuan has returned to the Han Dynasty, the people of Jiuyuan are the people of the Han Dynasty. How could I just watch the people suffer from cold, hunger and neglect!"
This is a bit exaggerated.
After all, with the few thousand Yicong Huqi who stayed in Jiuyuan, it would be good to control the Gaoque area where the water and grass are the most fertile.
If you want to completely control all the hometowns of Jiuyuan, you must at least wait until the Battle of Guanzhong is over and the big man has his hands free.
In fact, as the cold winter approaches, some scattered tribes outside the Yin Mountain have begun to venture across the Yin Mountain.
They planned to use Yinshan Mountain to block the cold wind from the north and survive this cold winter.
The bones of tens of thousands of Xianbei knights are still there, and their blood stains are still there.
These new Hu people who came to the foot of Yinshan Mountain were all cautious and tried to stay away from Gaoque.
From this aspect, the Han Dynasty did not actually include all the Hu people in Jiuyuan area under management.
But if Luo Aliu recognizes Liu Liang’s words, he must not only recognize them, but also support them:
"Master Liu is right, he is right, I am confused."
As long as the Han people are willing to help their own people, everything is fine.
Because Yinshan Mountain is the best place to escape the winter, let alone dare not leave here now.
Even if there is a way to leave, given the current situation of the tribe, going to spend the winter outside Yinshan Mountain is basically a dead end.
"It's just that the Sixth Leader of Ruoloa, the supplies I have in hand right now should not only give priority to protecting the army on the Qiaoshan side, but also supply the garrison on the Jiuyuan side."
"The ones left in the end are actually not too much, so we have to make careful calculations to see how to distribute the rations to everyone."
Ruoluo Aliu said quickly:
"Everything depends on Master Liu."
"Well, in that case, the sixth leader of Ruoloa might as well ask the Qu Shuai of each tribe to report the number of people in their tribes, and then I will calculate how much rations are needed."
"Of course, white disasters are not just happening this year, they will happen next year, the year after that, the year after that, almost every year."
"So in order to facilitate the distribution of food and the allocation of materials in the future, my suggestion is to imitate the Liangzhou system. When a tribe reaches a certain number of Dingkou, a military commander will be assigned to the permanent tribe."
Although in Ke Bineng's eyes, Ruoluo Aliu is just a fool waiting to die, and his own abilities are not even as good as his son-in-law Yu Zhutan.
But this does not mean that Ruoluo Aliu is ignorant.
Instead, he followed Ke Bi Neng and started from Xiaozhong Xianbei.
After the tribe grew stronger, they followed Ke Bi Neng from Youzhou to Yanmen, and then followed Ke Bi Neng to Gaoque.
Before and after, it has been decades.
What he saw and heard may be a little less interesting than Liu Liang, who pretended to be cool in Jincheng, fed mosquitoes in Nanzhong, fed Hu women in the flesh in Liangzhou, Longyou, and endured humiliation and shouldered the burden of fighting for the Liangzhou army in Jiuyuan. .
But he knows best what it means for the Han people to be stationed in the tribe as military commanders.
He was very sure that whether it was Cao Cao or Feng...Feng Junhou, whether he wanted to control the tribe or convert Hu into Han, this was the first step.
But Ruoluo Aliu asked somewhat numbly:
"Here, Liu Langjun, the next step is to build a school in Jiuyuan?"
Liu Langjun took a look and said, "Oh, who said this Ruoluo Aliu is a waste?"
Isn't this very enlightening?
Rubbing his hands, Liu Langjun smiled:
"Leader Ruoloa Six, you know that these big people always need to be educated, right? It is better to educate them late than to educate them early..."
If the situation wasn't stronger than the person, Ruoluo Aliu would have almost smashed the face of the guy in front of him to pieces!
bad people!
No son of man!
After taking over the mess left by Ke Bineng, Ruoluo Aliu naturally thought about the future of his people.
By coincidence, there happened to be Hu people from Liangzhou in Gaoque, and there were quite a few of them, thousands of them.
Therefore, as long as Luo Aliu has one mouth and two ears, a few months will be enough to understand what Liangzhou's rules are for the barbarians.
Merciful?
You can say that.
After all, the lives of most Hu people are much better than before.
Cruel?
The same can be said.
Because I heard from those Liangzhou barbarians that some of their Qushuai were unwilling to cooperate, but in the end they always disappeared quietly one day.
Even they themselves didn't notice the day Qu Shuai disappeared after the incident.
The most terrifying thing is that the big man's labor is very famous...
Enter his mother's!
Looking up at Liu Langjun, Ruoluo Aliu showed a delighted smile on his face:
"Yes, yes, Liu Langjun is right."
Then he lowered his voice again and asked quietly:
"Liu Langjun, I will definitely be the first to respond to this matter..."
With shyness on his face, the Sixth Leader of Ruoloa continued:
"It's not a big deal just to need help from a big man from time to time. The sage said: A gentleman never ceases to strive for self-improvement."
"So I think it would be great if I could have a pasture like Liangzhou, where big men can graze sheep and shear some wool to make a living."
The well-informed Liu Langjun was suddenly shocked.
This Hu Renqu is so handsome!
Regardless of whether the sage said that a gentleman strives for self-improvement, he actually knows that shearing sheep is very important.
As the most influential tribe at the foot of Yin Mountain, it was also the first tribe to respond to the policies of the Han Dynasty.
Regardless of whether the Han Dynasty planned to set up the Jiuyuan hometown as a border and manage it personally in the future.
It should still be used as a barrier to protect the country as before. If Luo Aliu had pioneered it, then he would definitely become a model.
Looking at the shy and honest prairie man in front of him, Liu Langjun came up with some ideas:
Kebineng's whole family is completely dead, and it's not unreasonable that only Ruoluo Aliu can still become the leader of the tribe.
Since the other party was an understanding person, Liu Liang was naturally willing to make things clear and said:
"Leader Ruoluo A Liu, I won't hide it from you. A few days ago, good news came from Qiaoshan. General Jiang has conquered Qiaoshan and headed for Chang'an along the Qinzhidao."
He raised his chin and gestured outside:
"So this time so many supplies were shipped, they were mainly sent to General Jiang."
Liu Liang didn't understand what was going on in the battle.
Liu Liang didn't understand whether it was too risky for Jiang Wei to go deep into Guanzhong alone.
He only knew that once the army crossed Qiaoshan and entered Guanzhong, supplies might not be easy, so it was natural to prepare sufficient supplies.
Since Jiuyuan's hometown has barely stabilized, Liu Liang has begun to actively restore contact with the rear.
Instead of passing through the desert again, they went south along the river from Gaoque, passed through Lingwu Valley, and arrived at Lian County (i.e. Yinchuan area) established by the former Han Dynasty.
It's easy to say after passing Lian County and continuing south, passing Fuping, the old county seat of Beidi County (that is, near Qingtongxia City).
Because after passing Fuping, along the way there are the ruins of the pass established by the Han Dynasty.
Walking along both sides of the river and following the ruins of the Guan Fortress, you can reach the former place outside the Great Wall of Anding County.
On the bank of the river in the homeland outside the Great Wall of Anding County, there was a Xiongnu tribe who often grazed their cattle there in recent years.
The previous Xiongnu master of this tribe was named Hu Bo Juzizhi. Later, he was killed by Sima Yi in his hometown of Beidi County, and the tribe was almost wiped out.
The remaining tribesmen were led by the Yan family, the widow of the Xiongnu Lord.
Later, Shi Bao, a lustful and hungry ghost, came from the west, and everything was left unsaid...
After Shi Bao felt so happy, he pointed out a clear way to the Yan family.
Let her tribe work part-time as a middleman between Liangzhou Longyou and the northern grasslands to earn some intermediary fees.
As for why they didn't just enclose a piece of pasture to graze sheep and shear their wool like other barbarian tribes?
Why are people just happy to be nomadic?
They are nomadic and live by water, so it is normal to run far away, right?
For example, I went to Lian County to see the scenery and so on.
Even passing through Lian County, transporting some wool and other materials to Jiuyuan to sell, and at the same time seeing if the Xiongnu city built by our ancestors in Gaoque is still there, is it normal, right?
After running around a lot, I naturally knew the way.
It can be said that no matter how difficult this road is, it is much more convenient than starting from Juyan County and then crossing the desert.
This is why Deng Zhi immediately retreated to Xiao Pass when he learned that Deng Ai's troops were approaching Xiao Pass.
As long as Xiao Guan is still there, Longyou will be able to use this road sooner or later to get in touch with the Liangzhou army who entered the hometown of Jiuyuan.
As for why the Liangzhou Army didn't enter Longyou and exit Xiaoguan to take this road.
First, because Sima Yi will definitely have spies and eyes in his hometown of Beidi County. Taking this route will only expose the whereabouts of the Liangzhou Army in advance.
Well, even if Sima Yi expected that the Liangzhou Army would raid Qiaoshan, he would make the other party feel that his prediction was correct.
This made Sima Yi lose his vigilance and stop thinking about the possibility that the Liangzhou Army would turn around and fight to merge with the state.
To put it simply, it is to predict Sima Yi's prediction and add an extra layer of insurance.
Of course, this road is indeed not easy to walk. After all, Lian County and Fuping County are the core areas of the old Beidi County.
Not only did Sima Yi put men there, but the barbarians who settled there and grazed their cattle were even more chaotic.
It’s really hard to get through without some real skills.
Fortunately, the Yi Conghu cavalry left by Feng Jishi to Liu Liang were considered to be fast horses and sharp knives for the Hu people on the grassland. In the end, after many twists and turns, they finally got in touch with Anding County.
As a result, Deng Zhi was much more anxious than Liu Liang, who was staying in Gaoque.
When the Wei thieves approached Xiaoguan, Longyou forced out three thousand fine cavalry.
Let Ma Dai personally lead the team and penetrate into Fuping County, a key place between Gaoque and Xiaoguan.
For Deng Zhi, as long as Xiao Guan was intact, he could pretend not to see the Wei thieves no matter how powerful they were under the city walls.
But if there is news from the direction of Jiuyuan, he must do everything possible to ensure smooth communication between the two places.
Otherwise, how could an unknown Wei general ride on top of Deng Zhi's generals such as Ma Dai and Zhang Yi?
The materials in Liu Liang's hands now were delivered by Dongfeng Express from Longyou out of Xiaoguan regardless of losses.
If you want to use this batch of supplies, of course there is no problem.
But in advance, priority must be given to protecting the 10,000 troops led by Jiang Wei.
"Leader Ruoloa Six, you also know that the cold winter is approaching, so naturally I have to give priority to ensuring the food and clothing of the soldiers at the front."
"Well, if you can spare some manpower, help me transport this batch of supplies to Guanzhong."
Liu Liang looked at Ruoluo Aliu's confused face and smiled:
"The people who are transported will not only be able to eat along the way, but I can also reward them according to the tribe's contribution afterwards."
How to win over, divide and utilize, Feng Junhou had already set an example in Longyou and Liangzhou, and Liu Liang only needed to follow his example.
Sure enough, after hearing Liu Liang's words, Ruoluo Aliu's expression changed.
Based on the current situation in Jiuyuan and the current situation of the tribe.
If it can not only help the Han army, but also allow the tribesmen to eat, and there will be rewards afterwards, and there is no risk, this is a good thing no matter how you look at it!
"This...Liu Langjun, no matter who he is, as long as he can help transport food, he can eat?"
"There is a fixed quota of people. As long as the standards are met, as a big man joining the army, can I still get the rations?"
If it had been anyone else, Ruoluo Aliu might have muttered, but if it had been Liu Langjun, he really had nothing to say.
Because from the day Liu Liang led the caravan here, he has always been operating with integrity and no deception.
Even for some small tribes that cannot deliver goods, they will occasionally provide emergency relief and allow credit to be paid back slowly in the future.
If you ignore the Han army's stance on his tribe a few months ago, Liu Langjun's reputation in the Jiuyuan area is really good.
Of course, even after Feng Junhou slaughtered tens of thousands of people, Liu Liang still had a strong reputation in the eyes of a considerable number of tribes.
Why could the Han army sweep across Jiuyuan so easily?
Why did the tribe lose tens of thousands of fine knights inexplicably?
Ruoluo Aliu may not have understood it before, but it has been some time since he took over the tribe.
No matter how stupid he is, he can still vaguely see that there are probably many people down there who have been flirting with the Han army for a long time.
So if Luo Aliu knew about it, even if he had doubts, as long as Liu Langjun let this word out, there would definitely be many handsome men running over to kneel and lick him eagerly.
Thinking about the death of his brother and his whole family, and thinking about the Han army coming to Jiuyuan, it was like taking a stroll in the back yard of one's own house, and having tens of thousands of fine knights disappear in just the blink of an eye.
Ruoluo'a closed his eyes and his heart was filled with anger. What the hell is it about strengthening the tribe or restoring Xianbei's glory?
No matter how big it gets, can it be bigger than the Han army?
No matter how glorious you are, can you be more glorious than the Han people?
Now that you have decided to kneel and lick, you might as well find a way to sell yourself better!
"If Liu Langjun doesn't give up, there are still some people in our clan. I just ask Liu Langjun to show mercy and give them a bite to eat..."
When Liu Langjun heard this, his face suddenly burst into smiles, and he helped Ruoluo Aliu up:
"I'm serious, it's just about helping each other and helping each other!"
After seeing off Ruoluo Aliu who was preparing to return home, Liu Langjun faced the wind blowing from the north, letting the already chilly north blow away the heat in his chest.
Just a few words, a conversation and a laugh, can decide the fate of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of barbarians.
Not only did they take the opportunity to relieve the logistical pressure on the army, but they even quietly laid the foundation for the governance of Jiuyuan.
Planning strategies and directing the country, this kind of heroism is the feeling that men pursue.
At a certain moment, Liu Liang suddenly understood the vision and height of a certain future leader of the new generation of Han Dynasty.
He couldn't help but let out a roar and laughed loudly: "You are so strong, a man from the Han family!"
Hanzhong.
The red knight, who represented the highest emergency, carried the command flag and feathers in his arms. The horse underneath him was foaming at the mouth, but the knight showed no mercy and slapped the horse's butt from time to time.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
There was no smoke and dust, and the horseshoes with horseshoes hit the cement road, making a clear and crisp sound.
The gates of Hanzhong City were wide open, and a group of Han soldiers stood guard on both sides of the gate to welcome the incoming news.
"Urgent report! Feng Junhou fought thousands of miles and destroyed 40,000 Hu cavalry in Jiuyuan. Now he has captured Bingzhou and sent his troops to the east of Hedong to defeat the Wei thieves!"
When Chuanqi passed the city gate, he showed no sign of stopping. He just left this sentence in the wind and continued to gallop towards the palace of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
"boom!"
The Han soldiers at the door looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.
"Is this...did you hear it clearly?"
The person in question swallowed his saliva and murmured:
"Fighting thousands of miles away?"
"Listen again, listen again, listen carefully, don't make the wrong transmission!"
"Yes, yes, listen carefully again!"
Soon, after the first passing knight passed by, more passing knights followed in twos and threes. This time, someone finally turned over and fell off his horse at the city gate.
The soldiers who had been prepared quickly caught him and asked anxiously:
"How is it? How is the battle going?"
Chuanqi's lips were chapped and there were faint bloodshot eyes on his face, which must have been blown by the mountain wind while running wildly.
But his mood at this time was extremely exciting:
"Feng Junhou fought thousands of miles and killed tens of thousands of barbarians in Jiuyuan. Then he broke through Bingzhou and marched to the east of Hedong. The whole world was shocked!"
"really!"
"Confused! This is a red riding horse, reported directly to the emperor, how can it be false?"
Some people marveled:
"How many people did Feng Junhou bring here? Fighting for thousands of miles, Hu Qi and Wei thieves, I'm afraid there must be 100,000 people?"
"What's wrong with a hundred thousand people? It's not like you've never done it before from twenty thousand to one hundred thousand!"
"We didn't fight thousands of miles back then! Besides, it was 100,000 people, not 100,000 pigs!"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Do you think killing pigs is easy? My family raises pigs."
"To kill a pig, one person has to grasp the hind legs, another person grasps the front legs, and one person hooks the pig's neck with an iron hook while using the butcher's knife to bleed it."
At this time, the trend of captive breeding in Han Dynasty was very popular, especially because of the increase in grain production, small families were able to raise some chickens and ducks, plus two, three or four pigs.
Those who are more affluent often open chicken farms, duck farms, and pig farms, raising hundreds or even hundreds of chickens, ducks, dozens, one hundred, two, or three hundred pigs.
Because chicken and duck feathers and even pork are tax deductible.
As for the families on the next level, they directly raise sheep and cattle in pastures...
Raising horses to supply the army, opening woolen spinning workshops, leather workshops, etc., were the rights reserved only for the top elites and wealthy families.
The pig farmer at home was a junior officer. I saw him gesticulating and telling others how to kill pigs.
Then someone said:
"Doesn't that mean that Wei Thief is worse than a pig?"
Everyone burst into laughter all of a sudden, and the city gate was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Stop making trouble and go and spread the news!"
"promise!"
"Feng Junhou traveled thousands of miles to fight..."
The soldiers at the city gate got the exact news and began to run around to spread the news.
Hanzhong City, like a pot of boiling water, suddenly boils, the water mist evaporates, and the water splashes everywhere.
