The last three kingdoms

Chapter 656

The spring of the fifth year of Yanxing came very early, when the leisurely spring breeze was blowing at the Green Jade Gate, Wusun's envoys came to see him. Of course, they could not have come empty-handed, except for the letter of surrender submitted by the Lord Wusun to pay tribute Besides, horses, precious stones, beauties and other things are naturally indispensable. Of course, what interested Liu Yin the most were the three small boxes made of rosewood.

Inside the box, there are three human heads in full bloom. Needless to say, they are also the heads of the Xianbei bald tree function, bald Karasuma, and Dunhuang prefect Ma Xun.

The envoy of Wusun was respectful. On behalf of Kunmo Cuomi, the lord of Wusun, he paid the highest respect to Liu Yin, the general of the Shu Han hussars, and at the same time expressed the wish of Wusun Kingdom to be a minister and pay tribute to the Shu Han for eternal peace.

Liu Yin immediately rewarded the envoy, and wrote back to Wusun King Kunmo. On behalf of the emperor of Shu Han, he accepted Wusun Kingdom's request to pay tribute and repair, and the Wusun envoy thanked him and left.

All the generals couldn't help being amazed, they had been stationed at Yumen Pass for several months without entering, and all the generals were very worried, they were afraid that the bald tree's function had already taken root in the Western Regions, and it would be a serious disaster in the future.Yao Yikang and the others called for battle several times and wanted to send troops to the Western Regions, but Liu Yin refused to allow them, so they gave up.At this time, the envoy of Wusun presented the heads of three people including bald tree Ji Neng and others, and all the generals were amazed at this, and they all called Liu Yin wise.

Liu Yin said with a smile: "This is Mr. Ai's plan. If our army spends money and food on an expedition, it may be difficult to achieve results. Mr. Ai urged me to postpone the attack. The function of the bald tree is as good as that of the Wusun people." Xiangtu also, in the end it really did not meet Mr. Ai's expectations."

All the generals bowed down.

Liu Yin handed over the heads of the bald tree and the bald Karasuma to Yao Yikang, and said, "My brother, now that the bald tree has been given the head, you can bring these two heads back to worship, I believe it can comfort uncle His spirit is in heaven."

Yao Yikang wept and said, "If it wasn't for elder brother's care, Yikang would have no hope of repaying the revenge of killing his father in this life. I dare not thank you for my great kindness. Let my younger brother repay it in the future."

Liu Yin said with a smile: "Why do you have to be like this, my uncle's hatred is also my hatred. If the bald tree's function is not eradicated for a day, there will never be peace in Hexi. Now that the big revenge has been avenged, I wonder what arrangements my brother has?"

Yao Yikang said sadly: "Father and brother are all lost, all Xiping people are slaughtered, and the stars are scattered. I have to go back to the Elm Valley and regain the old department. No matter what, I can't live up to my father's last wish."

Liu Yin nodded, and said: "Alright, now that the Hexi incident has happened, the Qiang tribe has no strong enemies anymore, and my brother has succeeded to the throne as King of Xiping, so we should put the Qiang people's important affairs first."

Yao Yikang thanked him and left, but when he left, he didn't take all the men and horses with him. He divided the men and horses under his command into two, and only took half with him, leaving the remaining [-] horses to Liu Yin.Yao Yikang knew that if he took away all the Qiang cavalry, Liu Yin's subordinates would lose a helping hand. Although Liangzhou had been pacified, Liu Yin's real powerful enemy was still in the east. It is tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom of the pot.However, Yao Yikang, as the successor of the Western Qiang King, has a heavy burden on his shoulders. Naturally, it is impossible for Yao Yikang to follow Liu Yin to fight in the world. This time he left half of Liu Yin's troops, which can be regarded as repaying Liu Yin Avenged his father and father for him.

Yao Yikang took away half of the Qiang cavalry, and Liu Yin's strength was not damaged, because Liu Yin did not rest this winter, but kept recruiting troops in the Hexi area to expand his strength.

Now the four counties in Hexi are under the control of Liu Yin. Although the population in Hexi area is small, the folk customs are fierce. He is good at riding and shooting. Originally, Liangzhou was the birthplace of Cao Wei's horses. The reason why Cao Wei's cavalry is strong is inseparable from Liangzhou's horses. Now that Liu Yin has all of Liangzhou, it seems that it is not difficult to arm a strong cavalry.

What's more, during the battle with the Xianbei people, the Shu army captured a lot of war horses, and it was a matter of course to build an elite cavalry unit.

The fifteen thousand Qiang cavalry left by Yao Yikang were all good at fighting, and now they are under Liu Yin's command. Naturally, they are no longer the guest status when Yao Yikang was there. This cavalry had to go through Yao Yikang first, and now that it was assigned to his own account, Liu Yin could directly command or even reorganize, and the combat effectiveness was clearly improved.

Liu Yin mobilized 5000 soldiers from the garrisons in various counties in Liangzhou, and selected more than 2 capable men from among the newly recruited soldiers, and mixed them with Qiang cavalry into ten battalions. , was completely restructured.

As for the lack of soldiers in the counties and counties, they will be transferred from the newly recruited soldiers. Such a big exchange of blood has completely eliminated the hidden dangers of the counties in Liangzhou, although the captains of the counties are now sent by Liu Yin. , these airborne military chiefs lacked the power to suppress the old county soldiers. Liu Yin's army is here, and the forces behind those county soldiers dare not act rashly, but in the future when the army leaves, no one can guarantee what they are thinking.

After a big change of blood, [-]% of the original county soldiers were transferred to the field troops. After all, they are the old army, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the new army. They can be integrated into the new organic battalion without too much training. .As for the newly recruited soldiers, it is also extremely beneficial to the control of the captains of the counties, laying a solid foundation for Liu Yin to firmly control Liangzhou.

After adjustments, although the governor of Liangzhou is still Xu Wu, and the prefects of the counties have not changed much, the fall of military power has turned them into complete civil servants. The original political system of Liangzhou has been completely broken, and Liu Yin has also There will be no more worries.

It has been more than a year since I left Chang'an. The army has been fighting outside for a long time, and the pressure on Fu Qian and others on the Eastern Front has not been light. After Sima Yan succeeded to the throne, he integrated and divided Cao Wei's original forces. Now it is almost ready. It's over, Sima Yan has never been a person who follows the rules and sticks to the rules. He is very ambitious, so naturally he can't tolerate others snoring and sleeping on the side of the couch, and it will be a matter of time before he launches an attack on Guanzhong.

So after the incident in Hexi, Liu Yin immediately began to gather teams from all walks of life, preparing to return to Guanzhong.

Before he had time to leave, Liu Yin received an urgent document from Chang'an Liubaili. Road, pointed at Tongguan, Wuguan, and Pubanjin respectively, and the battle between Shu and Jin really kicked off.

The military situation was urgent, Liu Yin did not dare to delay, said goodbye to Zhang Ji, the prefect of Dunhuang, and immediately raised troops from Yumen Pass, assembled soldiers and horses scattered all over Liangzhou, and hurried back to Guanzhong.However, starting from Yumen Pass to the front line of Tongguan, there is at least four to five thousand miles away. It is impossible for the Shu army to have wings. No matter how fast it is, it will take about two months to return to Guanzhong. For a while, Liu Yin just prayed secretly, hoping that Fu Qian and the others could withstand it.

The ancient road is long, the yellow sand is long, and the footprints of the army are quickly buried by the wind and sand, and everything is obliterated. Only the white snow on the top of Qilian Mountain and the vast yellow sand on the Gobi Desert are truly ancient. constant.

(End of this chapter)