Shu Chen

Chapter 478 Horse Thief
In the past, Li Tang Mang used two hundred cavalry to cross the river in order to cover the robe.

After passing through the formation, there were only more than a hundred horses left, unable to go back through the Wei territory, so they fled eastward all the way to escape from the raids of the Southern Xiongnu Rangers attached to the Wei Dynasty.

Going deep into enemy territory without any supplies, baggage, or spare horses seemed like a dead end.

But Li Tangmang had no worries in this regard.

As a horse thief who once left a great reputation in the Hexi Corridor, he didn't have much pressure to survive in the wild.

The only thing that can limit him is the unfamiliarity of the geography in this area and the difficulty of language barrier as they go farther and farther east.

However, Li Tangmang and his party walked along the river or looking for the seasonal Shahe River, crossed the Kushui River, traveled east to Sheyanshui (Hongliu River, north of Bingzhou Shangjun), and then continued eastward along the valley, all the way The Qianghu small tribes encountered became less and less, and finally no tribes that could speak Qiang language were encountered.

This area is already occupied by Xiaozhong Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu Youzhi and Zahu tribes.

Don't say that it is rare to be familiar with the language of Qianghu in Liangzhou, and there are even very few people who can speak Chinese.

They plundered several small tribes here, replenished dry food and spare war horses, and replaced all their clothing with nomadic tribes' clothing, and then used items that could identify the Han army, such as small banners, riding crossbows, and divination halberds, etc. They all dug a pit and buried them, truly regarded themselves as horse thieves, and continued to go to Xihe County in Bingzhou.

The reason why I chose that side was that since Emperor Han Ling died, the Central Plains was in chaos, and the imperial court was unable to restrain the border areas.

At that time, the northern parts of Anding County and Beidi County, which belonged to Liangzhou, were reluctantly abandoned outside the territory, while Bingzhou Shangjun and most of Xihe County became a paradise for nomadic tribes because of the Southern Huns' rebellion.

Only by entering there can they completely avoid the pursuit of the southern Xiongnu Liu Bao's cavalry and escape from the state of Wei or the interception and killing of the local Qianghu tribe who may lure the local Qianghu tribe with money.

All the way to the east, all the way to loot.

Cavalry soldiers continued to die in battle, or died of injuries without medical treatment.

They were not familiar with the places where they lived. At the beginning of last summer, there were only more than [-] riders left and entered Xihe County of Bingzhou along the Sheyanshui River Valley.

After Sheyan water entered Xihe County and before it went south into the big river, it was named Wuding River.

The place where they are now is the area where the Zouma River flows into the Wuding River (later Suide County).

According to legend, Qin Fusu, Meng Tian, ​​and Li Guang of the former Han Dynasty all stationed troops here;

Yes, they walked along the water all the way, and unknowingly reached the southern part of Xihe County, and then went down the Wuding River Valley to Dahe, looking at Hedong County.

Finally, there are more people in this area.

Although it is still dominated by nomadic tribes, from time to time you can see the smoke from the kitchens of the villages where the Han family and Li Shu live together, and there are many nomadic tribes who can speak Chinese.

Li Tangmang and his party were very surprised when they saw this.

Instead, he found an opportunity to "invite" a few shepherds of the Han family who had gone out to ask for advice.

Claiming to be a horse thief from Shuofang County in the past, because Wei Guo restored Shuofang County and Liu Bao of the Southern Huns migrated here, he was squeezed out of living space and had to wander south to seek a living.But I am not familiar with this area, so let these shepherds explain it to them.

And also carefully asked several shepherds separately.

Threatening them to answer truthfully, if there is any conflict between their words, they will all be killed.

Detailed information was also obtained.

It turns out that this area is still some distance from the Shanyuting of the Southern Huns in the north, so some nomadic tribes who settled here are not very powerful.

After being abandoned by the court, it was once reduced to a land without owner.

Therefore, many Han family Li Shu in Beidi County, Guanzhong or Hedong County couldn't bear the exorbitant taxes, so they moved here to build villages for self-protection, farming and animal husbandry for self-sufficiency.Although there are many incidents of being harassed and plundered by horse thieves or nomadic tribes, life is better than living in counties.

After all, they were exempt from paying taxes and corvee.

Not to mention being bullied and enslaved by bureaucrats who bully their superiors and inferiors, and bureaucrats who are arbitrary and arbitrary.

Regarding this, Li Tangmang specifically asked about the horse thieves in this area.

Afterwards, he kept his promise and released them unscathed, not to mention taking their flocks back, but only asking them to take a few words back to the village.

Said:
"Although you build a stronghold to protect yourself, you will not be free from horse thieves and Hulu tribe bullying. I am a person from the west. I want to make a living here, so I must first drive out the horse thieves and Qianghu tribe here. In this way, we I have the same desire with you, and we can work together to survive! I know that if I don’t show my prestige, I can’t believe it. Let’s watch my means and see how I break the thief. If you feel that I am a trustworthy person in the future, then Send someone to look for me. Well, the name of my department is 'Abandoned Army'."

Yes, Li Tangmang plans to settle down here.

They had no news and didn't know what was going on in the Han and Wei offensives. They had no way to return to Han, and they watched Youpaoze die all the way, so he thought about giving all the cavalry a place to stay.

At least it doesn't have to be like before, when Pao Ze, who was clearly only slightly injured, turned into a ghost in a cup of loess in the journey of being unable to find comfort.

To this, none of the Xiliang cavalry who had less than a hundred soldiers had any objection.

Gein and the others knew that even if they returned to Liangzhou after escaping from pursuit and interception, there would not be many people standing under the banner of the Great Han Banner alive.

For the big man, there is not much benefit.

But if they can establish a foothold here and win over the survivors who are not affiliated to the Han and Wei courts, they may be able to add households or troops to the great Han in the future.

As for how to do it
Attack the weak and ignorant as a horse thief!
The bandits and small nomadic tribes in this area killed those who did not submit, and those who obeyed were included in the ranks, and gradually established a reputation to attract others to rely on.

What if it fails?
This is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, if you die, you will die. Why do you hate it?
With this in mind, they followed Li Tangmang to Qiaomen County, the birthplace of the Zouma River, a tributary of the Wuding River. They found a mountain depression as their old nest, and began to ambush the local bandits everywhere.

After several months, more than ten people were killed in battle again, but it also made the reputation of "abandoned army" spread in Xihe County.

Those Han family Li Shu who formed a stronghold to protect themselves finally recognized their ability to cooperate.

Instead, more than a hundred people were sent to join their ranks temporarily, and they went to plunder the cattle and sheep of the local nomadic tribes by agreeing to divide the spoils in half.

This place has already become a place of alienation, and they don't mind being a guest horse thief.

Or to put it another way, they are both people and thieves, the difference is only that they are wielding hoes or swords and spears.

For Li Tang Mang and others, it was the beginning of foreseeing the dawn of the future.

(End of this chapter)