Hanbo

Chapter 215 Hehuang Region ([-])
For the next eight or nine days, the army maintained a daily marching speed of hundreds of miles, and went out to Longxi day and night.

Sometimes I walk along the avenue, and sometimes I walk along the banks of the Weishui River in flat places. The general route is to walk upstream along the Weishui River.

When we reached the source of the Weishui River, we were very close to Longxi City, because the birds and mice at the source of the Weishui River were on the same cave mountain, and it was less than two hundred miles away from Longxi City.

Their location is now two or three hours away from Ji County. Huo Shan really doesn't know which county governs Ji County.

Because of the area where Longxi County and Tianshui County intersect, their jurisdiction often changes, but according to Zhang Anshi, this Ji County is now under the jurisdiction of Longxi County.

Another three to five days' journey will almost reach Longxi City, where the army will rest for a day before continuing to the northwest.

Longxi was only their first stop, not a real front line.

After passing through Longxi, they will head north all the way to Jincheng.

At this time, Jincheng is not a strategically important place in the future, a big soldier city, it is only a small city now, but it is also a small soldier city.

The central stronghold for defense against the Qiang people is Lingju, less than a hundred miles away from Jincheng, where Zhao Chong's country is located.

There are a large number of military households living in Lingju, with many soldiers and horses. This area is now under the jurisdiction of Longxi County.

As for Jincheng County, there is no such county yet, and it will take 30 to [-] years before it appears.

Although Lingju is an important place, the army will not go to Lingju.

After arriving at Jincheng, the army will turn directly to the west and then enter the Hehuang area.

Walk along the Huangshui River, all the way to the real front line, the Huqiang Station in the east of Huangzhong, where the remains of General Li Xi are.

As for the Huanghe area, this area is a valley, but not a basin, but an area composed of the Huangshui River, the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and small valleys around their respective tributaries, plus numerous mountains and grasslands.

This area is not an endless prairie, most of it is valleys and mountains, so the terrain is quite complicated.

But this area is very, very important.

This area can be said to be the link between the Qinghai-Tibet region and the Central Plains, with an altitude of only 2000 to [-] meters. Of course, this is compared with other places on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The climate is suitable and very suitable for agricultural cultivation. It is the only treasure land on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

More than half of the Qiang people live in the surrounding areas, and the rest are distributed on the plateau.

But that was before, since the last six-year battle of Yuanding, the vitality of the Qiang people was seriously injured, and most of the Qiang people had already withdrawn from this area.

Only Xianling Qiang still lives in this area, and several other large tribes such as Zhong Qiang wait around on the west and south sides of this place, waiting for the opportunity.

Most of the remaining dozens of Qiang tribes were scattered behind the big tribes, and a few Rufa Qiang tribes went to other areas.

And the big man stepped in, basically occupying half of the Hehuang area, not as complete as it was decades later, and occupied all of it.

The Huqiang city on the west coast has not yet been established at this time, and the Huqiang station at this time is 150 miles from the east of Huangdong, the real frontier.

That is to say, the Huangzhong area where Huangzhong Yicong lived was not within the control of the big Han, and surrounded by Qiang people, it is conceivable how difficult their life was.

They are the veritable bridgeheads of the Han Dynasty, and they are a sharp knife of the Han Dynasty, piercing the vital points of the Qiang people.

And this area is important because this area is an important place from Qinghai-Tibet to the Loess Plateau, Hexi and other places.

For the Qiang people, this area is a treasure land. If they master this area, they can live better, and fewer people will starve to death or freeze to death.

Not to mention that after occupying this area, they can attack the big man at any time, and they can really advance and retreat.

But for the big man, it's just the opposite. After finally driving you away, it's impossible to let you come out again!
For thousands of years in history, the Qinghai-Tibet nomads and the Central Plains farming people have been chatting here. If you call and I call, it shows the importance of this place.

The Qiang people in the Han Dynasty rebelled, and the Qiang people attacked for this reason.

Like the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was able to fight all the way to Chang'an because they controlled this area.

If Datang can control this area, the threat of Tubo will be greatly reduced.

The forces of the two parties, no matter how many years have passed, no matter who is in charge, have always competed for this area.

The threat of nomads in the Qinghai-Tibet region has never been lower than that of northern nomads.

Therefore, this area is very important, no matter what era, no matter what the situation is, it is impossible to give up.

.........

Huo Shan was on his way with the army, and Sun Shang came over with a Northern Army soldier.

As for how Huo Shan made the distinction...

Well, Habayashi's military uniform is mainly red, with black hems, and the whole army is a black horse.

And the tigers are all black. Except for their inner underwear which is white and linen, their military uniforms and armor are all black, and the horses under their crotches are also black.

The uniforms of the Northern Army have always been mainly orange-red, and they have not changed, and their horses are of various colors.

Compared with Yulin's blood red, Huo Shan thinks Yulin's is better.

Huo Shan set his sights on this soldier:
"What's the matter?"

"Back to the general, our vanguard met the eight hundred li rush from the Huqiang station ahead."

'It's really fucking here! '

Huo Shan couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart, his expression became serious.

"Go and have a look."

The [-] soldiers of the Huben Guards Battalion immediately protected Huo Shan and ran towards the front of the army. With a distance of [-] miles, Huo Shan arrived in a short while.

Huo Shan got off his horse, Zhao Puonu immediately came up to meet him, Huo Shan looked at him and asked:
"What about people?"

Zhao Ponu pointed to the distance, Huo Shan squinted his eyes and looked up, and vaguely saw a figure standing in the distance.

Huo Shan nodded, and then said:

"Leave this person to me. The vanguard will continue to move forward. Don't delay the journey. Now it is about [-] miles away from the Chinese army. You can calculate the distance by yourself as fast as you can."

"The last general takes orders."

After Zhao Ponu saluted, he blew his whistle, and the soldiers got on their horses, and the formation looked messy at first glance, but it was very suitable for a vanguard formation and rushed forward.

The soldier who came from the Huqiang station, the 35th emergency report, was a little puzzled when he saw the departing northern army.

He was rushing for [-] miles, and he couldn't stop on the road. He stopped now, except that Zhao Puonu sent people to stop him, and he had seen the Northern Army more than ten years ago.

So he knew that this army was sent by Chang'an to support him after he learned of Li Xi's death, and he had originally gone to Chang'an to ask for help, so he stopped.

But now that these people ran away again, the soldier was a little confused about the situation. He looked at the direction in which the Northern Army was leaving and thought to himself:
'Did I spot an enemy on the way I passed? '

Thinking of this, he took off the box on his back and put it on his chest, and tightened his grip on the saber at his waist.

Suddenly a shout sounded from afar, which startled him.

"Raise the torches."

Then he saw a figure approaching, and there were a few people faintly behind him. This soldier glanced at the Northern Army soldier who hadn't run far, and felt a little relieved.

'The northern army is so close, it should not be an enemy, it should be a big shot! '

Then he saw the situation on the other side clearly by the light of the other party's torch. It was a young man who came over, and when he came ten steps away, he said:
"I am the Great Sima of the Han Dynasty, the Great General Yubayashi, and the champion Hou Huo Zihou. After the court learned of the death of the old general Li Xi, I sent me to lead the army to guard against the Qiang people. How about an urgent report?"

After Huo Shan finished speaking, he came to the front of this soldier and stopped two steps away.

And this soldier was overjoyed after hearing the champion Hou:
"Champion Hou? The only son of the champion Jing Huanhou who wiped out the Huns' 20 troops in World War I, the new champion?"

20 troops?
Although Huo Shan couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, he still smiled and nodded:

"If it's a fake replacement."

After hearing Huo Shan's confession, this person became even more excited. He wanted to walk up to Huo Shan, but was stopped by Sun Shang. He smiled embarrassedly, and then said:

"I am from Jiuquan County, and later moved to Lingju."

Huo Shan understood, it was just a coincidence, how did the name Jiuquan come about, and one of them was related to Lao Huo.

The first origin is the place of Jiuquan. There is a spring under the city, and its water is like wine, so it has such a name.

And another reason, after Lao Huo won a great victory over the Huns, the soldiers under his command said that they would hold a celebration banquet and clamored for drinking.

And on the expedition, where did so much wine come from!

It happened that Lao Huo saw a pool of spring water, so with an idea, he lifted a jug of fine wine and poured it into the spring water.

The spring water is sweet and the wine is fragrant, so it has the name of Jiuquan.

The first type is myths and legends, and the second type is, um, folklore about the evolution of real events.

At this time, the common people all believe in the second type, after all, the first type is too mysterious, and the second type, the battlefield, the champion, and Jiuquan, are so desirable!
There is no record in the military records, and Huo Shan does not know whether it is true or false.

He also asked Lao Zhao and Lao Lu, and they both said in unison that it was true, and even complained to Huo Shan, saying that the largest spring water that Lao Huo had chosen was only consumed by more than 300 people.

The following soldiers drank the spring water that had just come up, but the soldiers were very happy.

What you drink is not wine in the first place, what you drink is your thoughts and emotions after a big victory, so it doesn't matter if you drink or not.

So because of a name, the people of Jiuquan County are connected with Champion Hou. There is a reason why the soldiers are so excited, but...

"I remember that Jiuquan didn't go to Lingju to move to a military household?"

"There are no battles to be fought there, and I know how to raise horses, so I asked to move here. My family was the first batch to move to Lingju, and it has been more than ten years."

Huo Shan nodded, it is reasonable for special talents to support special places.

Although there has never been a case where a big man's [-]-mile express has been replaced by someone, it is never too much to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)