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Chapter 87
Li Mi's disappearance still caused some waves.

The body was found in Nan'an.

Xiahouba immediately wrote to Xiahouxuan.

The battle in Yanzhong saved Xia Houxuan's face, and the situation in Yongliang changed slightly.

When the man died in Nan'an, Xia Houxuan immediately asked Deng Ai, the prefect of Nan'an, what happened.

A person died in a barren mountain, who can tell what happened?

Even if you know what's going on, you can only bury it in your heart.

Li Mi is a member of Cao Shuang's lineage, so it is impossible for Guo Huai to fight for him.

As a new round of internal strife unfolds in the Northwest, little things like this in the Northwest gradually fade away...

One of the major responsibilities of the western captain was to appease the Qiang people, and another major responsibility was to cultivate them.

Yang Zheng and Zhou Yu inspected the farmland on both sides of the Lishui River.

Due to population constraints, the scale is actually not large, only about [-] mu, and there are still many places in the upstream and downstream that can be cultivated.

The water and grass on both sides of the Yellow River in the northwest are more abundant, but they are still occupied by some Qianghu tribes.

The current situation in Wuhan is a lack of people, not a lack of land.

Yang Zheng previously captured more than 2000 Qiang people, and brought back more than 5000 Qiang soldiers in the battle of Yanzhong. In addition to the original Han people in the city, Qiang Dichen and other ethnic groups, there were only [-] people in total.

There are not as many people in a university as in later generations.

The only thing that made Yang Zheng happy was that most of them were young and strong, and the vast majority of Yi people could basically communicate in Chinese.

Without population, there will be no military resources, and without military resources, there will be no strength.

Yang Zheng turned his gaze to the Qianghu tribe scattered in Hexi.

There are two to 3000 people in the big ones, and six to 700 people in the small ones, either grazing or farming, but life is extremely difficult, and they are often attacked by horse bandits.

Tribes often attack each other over trivial matters.

To fight outside, you must first be safe inside.

Food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and the road needs to be walked step by step.

Yang Zheng first led people to build water conservancy projects, dug canals from the Lishui River, and remodeled the southeast of Fanghan City.

After the Qiang people learned that the garrison land was divided into four or six, their enthusiasm increased greatly.

Most of the Qiang people are straightforward, as long as they gain their trust, they can be driven at will.

As long as they provide two meals a day, the Qiang people will work hard.

Yang Zheng had no choice but to be thankful that he had managed those chieftains back then.

After completing the planning, he handed over the matter to Zhou Yu.

In addition to Qiangdi, there are also twelve Han Minwu Fortresses in the territory of Fanghan, occupying the best land along the Lishui River.

After Zhao Aqi and Gongsunfu searched their details, they found that these Wubao only had common surnames, and there were no powerful families. Usually, a Wubao was a village with the same surname, and most of them were Li, Zhang, Xu, Ma, and Wang.

The internal cohesion is very strong, although the number of people is small, they are extremely aggressive. A few months ago, the Qiang rioted, and the thieves would rather attack the county than provoke them.

They sometimes fight with each other because of the competition for water.

The intensity is no less than a small war.

For hundreds of years, this land has provided many elite soldiers and generals for the Qin and Han Dynasties.

If you are not in your position, you will not seek to do anything.

In the past, Yang Zheng was a guest general, so he couldn't control them, but now he was in charge.

Yang Zheng sent someone in the name of the captain of the west to invite the owners of the twelve fortresses to come to Fuhan City to discuss matters.

When Li Mi was in charge of Wang Hanling, he also tried their ideas, but they didn't like it at all.

Out of the twelve Wubao, three families came, and five of them sent envoys to ask Yang Zheng for forgiveness.

There was no news from the remaining four companies, and it was bullshit to directly regard Yang Zheng's summoning.

Originally thinking of having the same roots, it is not easy for the Han people to live in the borderlands. Let's exchange feelings first, and then talk about other things in a friendly manner.

In the current situation, there is no need to talk about it.

The Han people in Wubao are more vigorous than the Qiang tribe. If you don't show any color, they may not treat Yang Zheng like a green onion.

Since the soft ones are not enough, we can only come to the hard ones.

The Qiang camp and the camp have been training for so long, and it's time to pull them out for a walk.

Yang Zheng assembled the Second Battalion, all the commanders in the Battalion were veterans of the Wuwei Battalion.

Both the Jin camp and the Qiang camp have been expanded, each with 1000 people.

The Qiang battalion is dominated by light cavalry, supplemented by spear infantry, while the Jian battalion is all armored soldiers with swords and shields.

It's called the Qiang Camp, but in fact there are many Di people and Han people who are good at riding horses.

There are also Qiang strong men in the camp to supplement.

After seeing the prowess of the Shu army's bow and crossbow, Yang Zheng also wanted to create a crossbow army, but the crossbow is a high-tech gadget for the current Fanghan, and maintenance and arrows are a lot of money. Yang Zheng still can't afford it.

2000 people walked neatly in the autumn wilderness.

More than half of them had no armor.

Of the 300 sets of armor allocated by Xiahouba, more than [-] sets were damaged in the battle of Jizhong.

Xia Houba's subordinates suffered the heaviest casualties, and he himself was a bit stretched, waiting for Chang'an's dispatch.

Yang Zheng could only wear black clothes instead.

Under the restraint of the veterans of the Wuwei Battalion, this army has a bit of momentum.

With a spear and a big shield, the horizontal knife immediately.

Most of the soldiers had already seen blood. The fierceness of the Qiang people, the vigor of the Jin people, and the bravery of the Han army combined into the background of this army, like a black cloud swept down.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, finally he has some wealth.

There are many swords and spears on the Wubao, and the bows and crossbows are all ready, as if facing an enemy.

Although Wubao is not big, its defensive power is extremely astonishing. The city walls are towering and the turrets are like teeth, like a turtle with its teeth and claws.

Without large siege equipment, it is difficult for 2000 people to break through.

But Yang Zheng didn't come here to fight, but to intimidate.

Carrying [-] armors and walking to the point of shooting, Yang Zheng yelled at the throat: "Even the officials of the imperial court dare to fight with swords and soldiers. Are you a citizen or a bandit?"

The new officials took office three fires, and they spoke with different confidence.

It felt like the whole dock was being trampled underfoot.

And the defenders on the Wubao cringed, as if they couldn't bear Yang Zheng's aura.

A man cannot be powerless for a day, and this is the reason.

The name is justified and straightforward.

Not long after, a burly man in armor stood on the city wall, looking at Yang Zheng with complicated eyes, "My Majiabao has always obeyed the court's laws, why should Captain Yang be so aggressive?"

"Abiding by the court's decree?" Yang Zheng laughed twice, "Have you paid your taxes this year? Have you served corvee this year?"

The strong man obviously flinched.

"Lieutenant Ben is giving you one last chance. Put down your weapons and let everyone leave the city. I won't make things difficult for you."

The strong man is still hesitating.

Yang Zheng sneered and said, "If you don't open the city gate today, you will be a thief of Wei!"

To fight against the country with a dock depends on whether they have the courage.

After half a stick of incense, the gate of the fort opened, and the people inside came out one after another, looking terrified.

Although it took some effort, the effect is not bad.

"Ma Duan has blind eyes, please forgive me, Duan Yang." The strong man half-kneeled in front of Yang Zheng, lowered his head, not daring to look directly at him.

Now that they are out, they are family.

In the northwest, there are many Qiangs and few Hans, so it is best to be able to not use knives.

Yang Zheng helped him up, and said softly: "There is no need to do this, after three days, it is difficult to discuss matters."

(End of this chapter)