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Chapter 39
It was already midnight when I returned to Wugong.

The soldiers all rested, but Du Bin was tied to the flagpole and wailed loudly, "General, listen to my explanation, that guy just threw a noose from a long distance, and the black light is blind..."

A dozen or so idle soldiers under the flagpole laughed and cursed.

"Du Sanshao, could it be that your head is made of a wooden stake, so you won't be able to dodge?"

"Where did your usual bullishness go?"

"Being captured alive by a half-sized man, you have thrown our face away. Fortunately, the general is benevolent, otherwise your leg will be broken today!"

……

Yang Zheng's face was livid, with such a master, there will be many things to do in the future.

Laughing, cursing and crying lasted until late at night.

Du Bin was released on the second day. He was like an eggplant beaten by frost, and he was quite honest.

However, the soldiers had great opinions on him, and they always came to mock and bully him.

Sometimes he couldn't help but explode, and Yang Zheng watched from the side.

Martial arts are not bad, and he can fight back and forth with two soldiers.

But when the stubbornness subsided, he quickly pulled his hips up and was pressed to the ground and beaten.

Yang Zheng shook his head as he watched. Obviously, like all the second-generation ancestors, he lived too happily in the past. If he didn't experience setbacks, he would not be tenacious.

Yang Zheng ordered a few veterans to take care of him in secret, don't really mess with him, and it's not easy to explain to Du Yu.

With the Du family as an ally, Yang Zheng could finally stop worrying about food every day.

After the death of Qi Jiantou and Yang Tiejian in Fufeng County, the turmoil in Qiangdi continued, but there was no climate anymore. Two Yongliang troops entered, and after a bloody suppression, it returned to calm.

Of course, this calm was only short-lived.

In fact, the Di people have already been Sinicized, farming the land for a living, taking Chinese names, and speaking Chinese dialects.

Honestly.

On the contrary, the subordinate officials of the imperial court were more oppressive and often whipped, and the aristocratic families often came here to buy and sell the sons and daughters of Qiang and Di as slaves.

Of course, at present, due to the vast land and sparse population in Guanzhong, Qiang Di can still eat a bite of food.

So turmoil is just turmoil.

But hatred has been growing in the dark.

After this incident, there was an obvious gap between the Qiang Di and the Han people.

In fact, the life of the Han people was not easy, and many people took the initiative to become slaves.

In the face of survival, dignity is worthless.

And the entry-level people are slaves, who can be exempted from taxes, corvee, and military service.

After the autumn harvest, Guanzhong is getting colder every day.

The Shu troops in Shenling and Luokou gradually retreated, and calm returned to Guanzhong.

Yang Zheng trains with the soldiers every day, eating and lodging together most of the time.

In fact, throughout the ages, there is only one thing about training soldiers, sharing joys and sorrows.

Yang Zheng came up with a set of training methods by referring to the military training methods of later generations, combined with this era.

While focusing on strength training, strengthen endurance training.

Wearing armor, wearing a sword, shield, spear, bow and arrow, marching long distances is extremely hard.

Many old soldiers couldn't stand it, but seeing Yang Zheng was among them, they didn't complain.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the whole of China’s national situation went downhill. Not only did the people have a hard time, but the soldiers also had a hard time. They were soldiers in wartime and farmed in leisure time. They were almost the same as serfs and soldier slaves, and their status was low.

Yang Zheng believes that elite soldiers are trained.

The arduous training made him seem to return to his military career in his previous life.

Of course, not everyone has no complaints.

The third young master of the Du family was an exception.

After only two or three days, I was clamoring to go back.

After boarding the boat, how could Yang Zheng let him run away?

Besides, if he ran away, would the Du family still supply their own food?
How can I explain to Du Yu?
These 400 people are able to train off-duty, which is more or less thanks to him.

With him around, the soldiers teased and laughed, and the atmosphere was lively.

Whenever someone can't bear it any longer, Du Bin will catch up with him at first glance, and even if his legs and feet are cramped, he will jump up from the ground at once.

This kind of incentive effect was unexpected by Yang Zheng.

If you experience more setbacks, you will grow up.

Du Bin stopped screaming and began to work hard.

Yang Zheng felt that his subordinates were getting stronger day by day.

The strength of the army is often related to internal cohesion, which Yang Zheng felt in his previous life.

In addition to training, Yang Zheng also sent people to buy meat nearby.

All of Yang Zheng's salary was spent on this, and he didn't hide any secrets.

Cao Shuang didn't care about him, but Xia Houxuan treated him well, sending him a salary every month, and occasionally rewards.

Of course, this amount of money can't buy much meat.

Fortunately, there are so many wild animals in this era, and it is not uncommon for tigers to attack county towns, and it is even more common for wolves to attack villages and kill livestock.

Martial arts are close to the Qinling Mountains, and of course they have to rely on mountains.

Hunting is also a kind of military training. These days, there are more wild beasts than humans, and their cunning and ferocity are not inferior to humans.

Soldiers chase and block, cooperate with each other, archery, fighting, and formation are also potential ways to improve combat effectiveness.

At the beginning, I didn't gain much, and I didn't find the habits of wild animals.

But after running in the mountains for a long time, I gradually touched the edge.

Prey also increased.

Sometimes, Yang Zheng thought that it would be good if he stayed here all the time, planting fields, hunting, having children, staying away from right and wrong, Nongfu Yamada has a bit of land.

But God did not wish.

Who in this world can really stay out of the troubled times?

Moreover, according to Yang Zheng's observation, in Fufeng County, the contradiction between Qiang Di and the imperial court became more and more acute.

It's just that there are heavy troops stationed in Chang'an, so Qiang Di will bear it.

Not only the Qiang Di, but also the Huns in the north are also at constant friction.

As the Chinese army, Wuwei Ying cannot be detained here for a long time.

After winter, a military order came from Chang'an, asking Yang Zheng to return to Chang'an with his headquarters.

The inscription is the seal of the governor of Yongliang.

It was Xia Houxuan's order.

A few days ago, I heard that Cao Shuang, Deng Yang, Li Sheng and others had returned to Luoyang.

It's time to go.

The soldiers also had too many memories in their eyes, but they were more willing to follow Yang Zheng's orders.

Before leaving, the Wugong people actually went out of the city to see them off.

This moved Yang Zheng greatly.

In fact, he didn't do anything, just let the soldiers not disturb the people, gave them a stable environment, and let them be grateful.

It's a pity that Yang Zheng is just a general, and he can't control his own destiny, let alone theirs.

Of the more than 200 children who were rescued at the beginning, more than 40 were willing to follow, and they couldn't be driven away no matter how hard they drove.

Yang Zheng's heart softened. Since he didn't want to leave, he should take it with him. He is a general and a mid-level officer, so he can raise some followers.

Tang Fang and Zheng Jun both have mansions in Luoyang, and there are more than a dozen slaves and maidservants.

Looking at these children with clean eyes, Yang Zheng suddenly remembered the Thirteen Taibao used by the one-eyed dragon Li Ke...

Maybe it is not difficult for me to live in this world now.

But as a time traveler, it's a bit useless to just live for the sake of living.

Always do something, right?
Even if you can't do it by yourself, leaving a kindling for this world and changing the course of history a little bit, this life is not in vain.

Yang Zheng didn't know how to go forward, but he definitely couldn't charge forward alone with his head covered.

(End of this chapter)