Han Dao world

Chapter 399 Journey West

After seeing Zang Hong, Liu Xie immediately set off for a west tour.

The accompanying team was huge. In addition to thousands of elite horsemen such as Huben and Habayashi, there were also more than a thousand herdsmen and a large number of cattle and sheep, so that the food supply along the way could be self-sufficient.

In short, this is a small-scale grassland march exercise.

Different geographical environments require different production and lifestyles.If you want to gain a foothold on the grassland, the way of nomads is the best way.If all rely on luggage, the huge consumption of long-distance transportation will consume a powerful empire.

But Liu Xie is now clinking poor and has almost no logistics.

Considering the first exercise, Liu Xie still arranged several supply points in case of emergency.

One is the station of General Duliao between the two tributaries of the Dahe River in the south of Gaoquesai, and the other is the station of the Huqiang Captain in Lingzhou, Beidi County.Further to the west is the station of General Zhenxi in Jincheng.

The distance between the three supply points ranges from hundreds to thousands of miles. There are certain requirements for marching and nomadism, but the requirements are not too high.

Compared with Liu Xie's planned grand march across the prairie, this is just an exploratory exercise.

Even so, he is fully prepared, including removing those Central Plains people who are lactose intolerant.Eating habits can be changed, but there is currently no solution for congenital lactose intolerance. Such people are inherently unable to adapt to marching on the grasslands, no matter how capable they are, they can only give up.

This resulted in a direct result that the proportion of Central Plains people in the marching team was so low that it was almost negligible.There are the most people from Xiliang, followed by people from Bingzhou. Even Xianbei and Huns rank ahead of the Central Plains people in the proportion of soldiers surrendered.

This caused some people to worry, but Liu Xie insisted.

Liangzhou people are dominant because of historical reasons, and it is also for the same historical reason that he visited Liangzhou to the west this time.At present, most of the military power he possesses comes from Dong Zhuo's old army, followed by Ma Teng and Han Sui who joined later.

It is an indisputable fact that Liangzhou people are still controlling the life and death of the imperial court, and there is no need to avoid it, and it cannot be avoided.

Can only face it.

Xun You and Zang Hong saw the emperor off together until Manbo bid farewell.

Watching the Tianzi's team slowly heading west and disappearing into the desert, Zang Hong frowned, with a solemn expression, and did not speak for a long time.

Xun You looked away and got on his horse. "Let's go, if you have anything to say, talk on the road."

The county government of Yanmen was moved to Pingcheng, and Xun You's government was set up in Gaoliu, the county government of Daijun. The two traveled a long way together.

Zang Hong turned his horse's head and followed Xun You. "The Son of Heaven is on a tour to the west, so Meiji will be empty."

"Almost." Xun You smiled. "Qubei led the Huns out of the fortress, and Huchuquan accompanied them. The Huns were completely dismembered. In one or two generations, they will be no different from the Han dynasty."

"Then there is a war in northern Xinjiang, are there Hun cavalry available?"

"No." Xun You replied bluntly: "So after you take office in Yanmen, your first task is to count the household registration in the county, figure out how many troops you can mobilize, and figure out who you can trust and who you can't trust. The Hulu who had just been naturalized might easily form an army, but the Hulu who had already settled in the fortress had a more local awareness and stronger combat effectiveness."

Zang Hong and Chen Rong nodded in unison.

There are no outsiders here, and what Xun You said was from the bottom of his heart.Whether Zang Hong can gain a firm foothold in Yanmen and make achievements is also crucial to Xun You himself.

"Guangling also has a lot of talented people. You can recruit some people to help you educate." Xun You thought for a while, and then asked: "I heard that the two people next to Sun Ce are from Xuzhou. Have you ever thought about contacting them?"

Zang Hong smiled. "I'll try, but it may not be useful. Although Sun Ce is frivolous, he can win the hearts of the people. I'm afraid the relationship between us can't influence him. You know Zhou Zhong's precedent."

Xun You nodded and said nothing, but a sneer flashed in his eyes.

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Huze.

The setting sun slanted to the west, turning the desert into blood red.

Liu Xie got off his horse, walked to the edge of the marsh, scooped up a handful of water, poured it on his face, and washed away the dust all over his face.

"Your Majesty, you should also wear a curtain." Lu Xiaohuan approached and suggested with a serious face.

Muli is a veiled hat with light gauze used by Qianghu women, which can be used to keep out wind and sand.Lu Xiaohuan, Cai Yan and others like to use it.In addition to being practical, they also embroidered or painted some patterns on the yarn, turning the curtain into an ornament.

There is a ferocious beast on Lu Xiaohuan's screen, it should be drawn by her, it looks like a dragon, a tiger and a dog, it is extremely abstract, it is hard to see what it is.

"Mu Li is inconvenient to fight." Ma Yunlu walked over, held the knife ring, looked around, and acted as a warning.

Among the women, she was the only one who refused to wear a curtain, but wrapped it with a cloth scarf like a man.

"It's not a battle now." Lu Xiaohuan argued.

"Marching is fighting." Ma Yunlu glanced at Liu Xie's profile, and then turned his gaze away.

"That's right." Liu Xie nodded and stood up. "Be invincible in front of your eyes, but you cannot be invincible in your heart. Otherwise, it will be too late to react when the enemy is in front of you."

Lu Xiaohuan curled her lips, very unconvinced, but dared not argue.

Liu Xie got up and walked along the shore.Ma Yunlu followed, never leaving.

"Does your brother have a letter?" Liu Xie asked.

Ma Chao paid homage to the Qiang captain because of his meritorious service, commanded five thousand cavalry, and was stationed at Lingzhou in the north, which was one of the supply points during the trip.

Lingzhou was originally the grazing land of Baima Tong of the Tu various tribes, and it was recovered by Han Sui.However, Han Sui only harvested the head of Baima Tong in the First Battle of Northern Xinjiang, and captured more than a thousand people, and his credit did not match his military strength.After accepting the titles of General Zhenxi and Marquis of Jincheng, he gave up control of Lingzhou and came back unhappy.

Lingzhou became the seat of Ma Chao, the captain of the Qiang guard.

Ma Chao's force is not a problem, and he is a good fighter in charge, but everyone has doubts about whether he can manage a place well.Liu Xie arranged him in Lingzhou, and originally intended to observe him nearby.

Lingzhou is only [-] miles away from Meiji, and only [-] miles away from General Duliao's camp. If anything happens, the cavalry can arrive within three to five days.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, he will definitely be ready to pick him up." Ma Yunlu spoke forcefully, but without confidence.

Her own family knows a lot, and she knows Ma Chao's temper very well.

"You don't have enough confidence." Liu Xie said with a soft smile, "Why don't I arrange a suitable long history for him?"

Ma Yunlu's eyes lit up, and he bowed his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Liu Xie turned to look at Ma Yunlu.In the past two days, Ma Yunlu was always around him, and he guessed that she had something to say.

Ma Yunlu smiled shyly. "Your Majesty is wise, I can't hide what I have in mind from His Majesty."

Liu Xie smiled.Most Xiliang people are straight-hearted, and people like Jia Xu and Han Sui are a minority. It is not difficult to guess what they want.Ma Yunlu is a smart person, he doesn't act on instinct like Ma Chao, but it doesn't mean she is good at hiding her feelings.

Especially in the eyes of a traveler like him who is sixteen years old physically and four years old mentally, Ma Yunlu is a middle school girl.

"Then what's on my mind, can you guess?"

"The world?" Ma Yunlu blinked. "Your Majesty has lofty aspirations, and what he thinks and thinks is naturally going across thousands of miles to compete with the heroes of the world."

Liu Xie felt sad for a while.

It's so cold at the top, can't I think about the things in the world?

"Come to my tent at night, and I will talk to you about life and ideals." Liu Xie said seriously.

Ma Yunlu woke up like a dream, suddenly pale and lost all blood.

She lowered her head and said softly, "Wei."

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