Shu Chen

Chapter 286
The next day, five o'clock.

Before dawn in the winter, Ma Dai supervised the two thousand Xiliang iron cavalry to march out.

Last night, Liao Hua, who was going to occupy the valley passage on the east side of Wushanling, sent a messenger to report that the Hexi garrison on the other side of the original valley seemed to have heard the news of the defeat and left their camp.

This made Ma Dai a little anxious.

According to the calculation of time, Huang Hua, Ke Wu, Hu Bo Juzizhi and others who detoured to the east of Wushaoling to return to Hexi, because of the long distance and lack of supplies, could never arrive before Ma Dai rushed to Guzang County.

However, the Gulanghe garrison who left their camp and left only needed two or three days to travel quickly.

If Ma Dai doesn't move quickly, he may arrive at Guzang, all the residences and arsenals in the city will be looted.

What's more, the rich merchants or Li Shu in the city were all raided by rebel soldiers, raped women, and stolen goods, etc., and staged a tragic scene of purgatory on earth.

When the world is full of swords and soldiers, it is not an exaggeration to say that "thieves pass like a comb, and soldiers pass like a grate".

What's more, the Hexi Allied Army assembled by Jia Xu can't be called "soldiers" in the strict sense!
Zheng Pu, who was awakened by the sound of horseshoes, stepped out of the military tent after simply washing up.

At this time, the barracks was filled with smoke, and the soldiers were all sitting in front of the smoke.

It's not that they are hungry and impatient, they just want to get closer to the fire for some warmth.

One side raises one person.

The climate in Bashu is warm and humid, and the land in the south is hot and humid. Therefore, many soldiers of the Northern Expedition were not well adapted to the dry and bitter cold in the northwest.Even if it is as majestic as a begging tooth house, at the end of the year, it will become restless due to frostbite on its hands.

Therefore, for the big Han, although the war has been won and the Hexi Corridor is in his pocket, the test of restoring his rule has just begun.

That is to say, none of the various ministries of the Han army that are now coming to fight is a good choice for defending Hexi.

Whether it was out of the consideration of ensuring sufficient troops when they marched into Guanzhong in the future, or to make the Hexi Corridor a stable rear for the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition, most of the guarding soldiers and horses needed to be selected from captives.

How to get these captives to let go of their prejudices and to stand under the banner of the Great Han Banner became Zheng Pu's top priority.

It also belongs to Fei Yi.

Although Prime Minister Zhuge Liang invited Wei Yan to serve as governor of Liangzhou, Wei Yan's military strategy and official position made it impossible for him to miss future battles.Let Fei Yi serve as the commander of the army, which means to let him take charge of the government affairs of Liangzhou.

This is well known to all.

Because after the recovery of the Hexi Corridor, the Silk Road will be unblocked, and the rich families of Bashu will come to seek profit in separate households.

Fei Yi is a native of Jiangxia County and one of the Dongzhou scholars. He entered Shu with his clan father during Liu Zhang's time, and had long been friendly with the wealthy clan in Yizhou.

The prime minister used him to take charge of Liangzhou and coordinate the distribution of benefits along the Silk Road. No matter whether it was the Jingxiang clan, Dongzhou scholars, or Bashu nobles, there would be no complaints from the imperial court.

At this moment, he, who had woken up early, was walking slowly in the slush with one deep foot and one shallow foot.

When the camp where the prisoners were being held came into view, they happened to meet Zheng Pu who came with the same thought.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

They didn't stick to the red tape and entered the camp side by side.

A total of more than [-] prisoners were held in the prisoner camp, almost all of whom were private soldiers or apprentices of Haoyou from various counties in Hexi.

Because Jia Xu, Pang Hui's trilogy and Zhangye County soldiers were all the pioneers, almost all of them were killed or injured; while Huang Hua, Ke Wu and Hu Bo's cavalry all fled, leaving other Qiang and Hu tribes and horse thieves. However, he was detained in Yunjie County by Ma Dai's deputy Yang Ji on the spot.

"Fei Changshi, Zheng Hujun."

Wang Ping, who was in charge of the headquarters to guard the prisoners and received a report from the soldiers, hurried out to greet him, holding his hands and saluting.

"Ah."

Fei Yi returned the salute with a smile, and said modestly, "I am eager, so I came early, so I disturbed General Wang for breakfast."

But Zheng Pu, who fought side by side with Wang Ping, was not so polite.

Stepping forward, he said with a smile on Wang Ping's forearm, "I don't know if Zijun's army has prepared the food for the court? I'm hungry, and I came all the way to beg for food!"

"Hehe~~~"

Hearing this, Wang Ping smiled heartily, nodded frequently and said, "If Chang Shi and the guards don't think the food in our army is contemptible, the food will be enough."

After saying that, he turned sideways to get out of the way, and stretched out his hand to evade, "You two, please."

"Please."

There is only rice, pickled vegetable soup for the morning meal, and it is enough when it is small.

Fei Yi found two clerks in the account, and went to the separate camp where Haoyou and the leaders of the Qianghu tribe were detained separately.

Zheng Pu, on the other hand, wandered around the barracks, watching Wang Ping urge the soldiers to distribute food to the prisoners, and occasionally he randomly pulled a guard soldier to ask about the conditions of the prisoners last night.

This stems from the two of them having different opinions on the recruitment of prisoners.

According to Zheng Pu's view, the leaders of the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes who were captured were taken back to Hanzhong to settle down, so as to make the officials in Hexi clean and clear to the greatest extent, and prevent the strong from invading the weak, which is more conducive to long-term stability.The wealth and food accumulated in these people's homes will be used as military equipment or assets for the imperial court to appease the poor tenants; their fields and pastures will be regarded by the imperial court as a reward for the support of the Bashu wealthy families for the Northern Expedition in recent years.

In this way, after their private soldiers and apprentices lost their service targets, they would be willing to defend the border counties for the big man if they were implemented by the court to register households and grant land and acres.

As for these Haoyou and Qianghu leaders, will they feel dissatisfied or resist because of the melting of power?
It is not within Zheng Pu's consideration.

In his heart, it is benevolence and righteousness not to kill them!
The big man never kills innocent people indiscriminately, but how can he tolerate the rebels?

But Fei Yi held a different opinion.

He used the reason that Niwei promoted rest and recuperation in Guanzhong and accumulated strength to seize Longyou. He felt that if the Hexi Corridor could be stabilized sooner, it would give the Han a little more war background, so he wanted to follow the example of the former prime minister to pacify Nanzhong after the rebellion. , to appease the elder patriarchs of the southern tribes and barbarian tribes.

It is to select the nobles with few bad records and decent family reputation to go back and declare the benevolence and righteousness of the great man; with the reputation accumulated by their ancestors rooted in Hexi for generations, they will help the court to appease the county and counties to return to their hearts as soon as possible.

There is no need to worry about them rebelling again.

When the defeated ones are released, they naturally have to become monks to help the army to show their gratitude.

And when Yizhou's powerful families come to Hexi to settle down, and the government uses "Shu Ke" to check and balance, those powerful people will no longer have the power to domineering in the future.

In other words, the disagreement between the two is due to their temperament, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior.

Zheng Pu is known for his stubborn temperament, and he never thinks of his own feathers in his actions, so he wants to take advantage of this great victory to uproot those leaders of the right and Qiang Hu.However, Fei Yi is generous and fraternal, and has served as the center for a long time, so he has the idea of ​​"governing the country like cooking small fresh food", thinking about everything, seeking stability, and slowly planning.

In this regard, Zheng Pu no longer disputes.

After all, Fei Yifang is the person in charge of Liangzhou that the prime minister intends.

However, soon, Fei Yi strode out of the captive camp with a sullen expression.

(End of this chapter)