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Chapter 46
Hu Tian is flying snow in August.

A few days after the wind howled, there was heavy snow.

Didao City was gradually covered with snow.

The weather was cold, and except for the necessary patrols, the soldiers basically stayed in the barracks.

Yang Zheng took fifty sheep from the treasury to reward his subordinates.

The bonfire was lit, and the meat was fragrant.

After drinking a bowl of wine, the whole body is steaming.

Four hundred and seven people, plus 43 children, gathered together, all staring at Yang Zheng.

Since Luo Gu broke through, there has never been such a relaxing moment.

Thinking of the days when I was in panic all day long and had no food and clothing, I couldn't help but feel emotional.

"To Luo Gu's robes who died in battle!" Yang Zheng poured down a bowl of wine.

The soldiers and children all stood in silence.

"Respect to the brother who died of injury in Wugong City!" Yang Zheng poured down another bowl of wine.

The court can ignore it, but Yang Zheng still can't let go.

Those corpses eaten by wild dogs and crows, those wounded soldiers who committed suicide in despair, the scene was like a boulder pressing on the heart.

"The third bowl of wine, Yang Zheng respects everyone, thank you for sticking around!" Yang Zheng poured down a bowl of wine vigorously.

"If there is no general, we will die in Wugong City long ago, how can we have today?"

"From now on, a certain life will be handed over to the general!"

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These have not only experienced life and death, but also experienced the warmth and coldness of the world, and their love for each other has long surpassed that of Paoze.

In this unfamiliar Northwest, only by relying on each other can there be a glimmer of life.

Yang Zheng clinked bowls with the soldiers one by one, drank wine and ate meat, all of them were lonely men with no worries.

More than 40 children seldom had a bite of meat, and their mouths were full of oil.

When everyone was drinking and drinking, the door curtain was suddenly lifted, Xia Houba entered with the wind and snow on his shoulders, followed by the six or seven members of the Longxi General School, who also didn't see him, carelessly tore off a leg of lamb, took a bowl of wine, and said sensually : "Xingyun is too outrageous, he only cares about eating and drinking by himself, and doesn't care about me waiting."

"Yang Duwei is so stingy, he didn't say hello to me when he came to Longxi."

"I heard the name of Yang Duwei, Luoyang Wuwei Camp, but I haven't seen him."

The generals who came in had the same temper as Xia Houba.

Not all the way, nor get together.

Yang Zheng immediately half-kneeled and saluted, "My subordinates pay respects..."

"Hey, there's no ups and downs today, only Brother Pao Ze, you don't have to be so polite." Xia Houba shook the lamb leg, and then gnawed it.

"Thank you, General." I had been persecuted by my superiors too much before, and I haven't turned around for a while.

Xia Houba and the others entertained themselves and poured wine for the soldiers, not looking like a general at all.

Yang Zheng couldn't help admiring him.

I feel that his personality is completely opposite to Guo Huai's. Guo Huai is severely punished and the law is severe. The soldiers are all trembling and dare not disobey orders.

Xia Houba was majestic to the outside world, like a fierce tiger, which made people dare not look up, but inside he was very kind.

It seems that Du Yu's evaluation of him is not wrong.

Following such a boss, naturally you don't have to worry about him putting on small shoes and making you stumble.

When others wanted to make friends, Yang Zheng didn't put on airs, and picked up a wine bowl to mingle with them.

Drink and feast until dawn.

In the next few days, eating and drinking like this, Yang Zheng followed Xia Houba to visit other camps.

Didaocheng stationed 6000 main forces of the Wei army, divided into three battalions. Xiahouba commanded [-] elite troops, and other cities also stationed troops to prevent the Qiang people from rebelling.

The man in the Northwest is open and frank, there is no conflict of interest, and he gets along well.

Yang Zheng felt like a fish in water.

He trains with soldiers during the day and teaches children how to write at night.

In the northwest of the snowy sky, in the boring barracks, there is actually the sound of reading.

With meat, the children's bodies are much stronger in just a short period of time.

If you want to survive in this world, you must be able to read and write. You must be proficient in killing people.

Yang Zheng took them to train together in the snow.

Riding horses, archery, marching, swords and spears, and being able to actively follow Yang Zheng from martial arts to this point, most of them have an innate stubbornness.

If you fall down and get up, you are exhausted, and even if you climb, you have to follow behind the four hundred soldiers.

Sometimes, Yang Zheng never imagined that their thin and small bodies would have such a strong tenacity.

It may also be related to their previous experience.

Under the tremendous pressure of survival, everyone did their best.

Influenced by the military career of later generations, Yang Zheng never beat or scolded them.

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and they can't be generalized. It's really not material to kill people, and they can't be forced. Yang Zheng is not a war madman, so he only asks them to do what they can.

The days in Didao City were not too sad.

The 43 soldiers and [-] children were made more and more like a whole by Yang Zheng.

Yang Zheng came to this world alone. His relatives in his memory had already left, and he was alone. Only their existence made Yang Zheng feel more fettered with this world.

The cold winter passed quickly.

With plenty of meat, the soldiers and children were visibly stronger.

But such calm days cannot last.

After the wind and snow stopped and the weather got warmer, the Qiang people suddenly broke out and raided the city of Huahan in the west. Captain Zhang Yan's thousand soldiers couldn't resist and abandoned the city. All the Han people in the city suffered...

Under the continuous attack of the Han Dynasty, the Qiang people were in a state of disunity and could not be unified, and each tribe acted on its own.

Some surrender, others betray.

Erhe Shaoge said that this year's harvest is less than half of last year's, so some people will take risks.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Yang Zheng heard people's screams from a long distance away.

The fleeing soldiers, naked to the waist, knelt in the unmelted snow and were whipped one after another.

There are still several human heads hanging on the gate, Zhang Yan must be among them.

No matter how bold Xia Houba was, he couldn't bear the loss of the city and the land.

As soon as he entered the hall, he heard Xia Houba's angry reprimand.

Yang Zheng understood his anger.

Although Xiahouba was the guard of the conquest of Shu and the right general, Guo Huai was the general before the festival and the governor of Yongzhou. Xiahouba wanted to listen to his orders.

When something like this happened in Longxi, Xia Houba naturally had a bad face.

And Guo Huai is in Wudu County.

"The enemy's situation is unknown and the weather is cold. If you attack rashly, you may be caught in an ambush by the Qiang people." Sima Li Mi said cautiously.

"As the weather gets warmer, the Qiang people may go away on their own," said He Hui, the captain who knew Yang Zheng well.

From a military perspective, it is indeed not appropriate to send troops at this time.

The right time and place are not in the hands of one's own side.

But Xiahouba had to consider more than just the military aspect.

Behind him, there are several pairs of eyes staring at him.

Especially at the juncture of the defeat of Shu Shu, Cao Shuang didn't lose face alone, all Xiahou Cao also lost face...

Therefore, Xia Houba urgently needed a victory to save face.

"General, my subordinates are willing to attack Fanghan!" Yang Zheng stepped forward.

On the road, I thought very clearly that Fanghan is located in the northwest corner of Didao, near the Lishui River, and the land is fertile. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Qifu Chipan of the Western Qin Dynasty once moved its capital here.

At this time, Yang Zheng really needed a place to stay.

Although Xiahouba was kind to him and almost responded to every request, Yang Zheng knew that this kind of life could not last long. After a few years of Gaopingling's change, Xiahouba himself would be like a mud bodhisattva crossing the river.

(End of this chapter)