Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2265 The **** arm

If a person of the Han Dynasty travels to later generations, let’s not talk about whether he knows all kinds of new utensils, but just talk about the place names. It is estimated that there are many places that people in the Han Dynasty will not know where is where. Starting off, the line heading west allows him to see the familiar Tianshui and Longxi at a glance, and further north, he may hesitate to reach Lanzhou, but he can quickly recognize it from the words on the street. golden city.

Then go to the northwest and enter the Hexi Corridor. The Han people are more familiar and friendly. Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang are all important cities in the eyes of the emperors and soldiers of the Han Dynasty. Their status is comparable to Shenzhen and Xiongan in later generations. It is an important window for economic, cultural and commercial exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.

  These place names not only show the martial arts and military power in the shadow of swords and swords, but also echo the sound of camel bells in the lonely smoke of the desert.

  Dunhuang, Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye, the names of the four places together, is probably the shortest and most vivid description of the history of the Han Dynasty’s campaign against the Huns.

  Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was somewhat talented in this area, and he knew best how to use place names to highlight the power of the Han Dynasty.

  So there is Zhangye, which is "Zhang Guo's arm", and Jiuquan, which celebrates the victory of the battle.

   There is also "Grand and Splendid" Dunhuang, the youngest Wuwei among the four counties in Hexi, set in the reign of Emperor Xuan after Emperor Wu. The implication is also very straightforward, demonstrating the martial arts and military might of the great man. Guzang, the prefecture of Wuwei, was translated from the Hu language, and it reminds people of Gusu in the south of the Yangtze River.

   But it is very embarrassing that in the current big man, this line should be full of glory and brilliance, and even have some poetic and picturesque lines, but it has exposed many problems...

Because of the weakness of the Han Dynasty in governing the country and some stupid and helpless practices, neither the Han officials nor the emperor of the Han Dynasty took it seriously in the areas that the Han soldiers finally captured. To treat, govern, and improve, on the contrary, the criminals in the country will be forcibly relocated to these areas.

  Even for strategic considerations, ordinary people from the inland were forcibly relocated here regardless of their considerations, resulting in the apparent and potential "criminals" in these areas becoming the main source of population in these areas.

  So, naturally, a rebellion broke out.

  In the process of repeatedly losing, regaining, losing again, and regaining again, the outstretched hand of the big man was dripping with blood, and many of his original ambitions were exhausted under such circumstances. In addition, the Eastern Han Dynasty set the capital in Luoyang, which further deviated from this area, making the center of the entire Han Dynasty turn to the east, and less and less attention was paid to the west side, and some people even suggested cutting it off altogether.

  The arm was injured, in order not to bleed, just cut it off without saying a word?

   Now, although General Hussars has brought the Western Regions back to the territory of the Han Dynasty, this connection line is still weak. This time, the military operation launched by Jia Xu, Zhang Liao and others is aimed at this problem.

  Corruption in a region often has the characteristics of a region.

For example, if there are a lot of minerals, there may be more transactions involving mining rights and money. If the finance is prosperous, there will naturally be more corrupt officials because of finance. Here, in the Hexi Corridor area, most of the corrupt officials also point to the same direction. business...

After all, at present, the big man does not have such convenient means of photography and recording as the later generations, so many things can only be understood through dictation, so some checkpoints such as "find out the problem no matter what", "ten cars However, there are 20 vehicles charged.” Taxes and so on are constantly multiplying, which makes the stomachs of many officials more and more like pregnant women.

  The problem in Linjing is just a small point, but the reflected phenomenon is a line and a surface.

what to do?

   Squeezing a blackhead is considered a cure?

   Or can it be regarded as clean and honest after cleaning the surface?

   Obviously, Jia Xu didn't want such a superficial result and such a perfunctory treatment.

  Jia Xu is going to perform an operation to remove all the rotten lesions in the Hexi Corridor. The knife for cutting out the carrion is Zhang Liao, and the suture thread is Han Guo.

  As for Jia Xu himself...

   The first cut was very smooth. With a relaxed attitude, Zhang Liao captured a Wubao on the outskirts of Wuwei, Zeng's Wubao, and then proceeded to the depths of Wuwei County.

  Controlling a large city, although to a certain extent, it also means controlling this area, but in reality, this is not the case. In the vast land around the city, there are various stubborn forces. Only by sweeping away these forces can the Hexi Corridor be completely stabilized...

  Of course, this is also the strength of these powerful Qiang commanders who feel that they have the capital to challenge Jia Xu, Zhang Liao, and even General Hussars. During the battles of the Western Qiang Rebellion, the Qiang people always appeared inexplicably, and then disappeared inexplicably, which had a lot to do with the fact that the Han army did not fully understand the Hexi Corridor, nor did they thoroughly clean up this area.

  Before Jia Xu, some people suggested to pay attention to the Hexi Corridor, and some people said that this passage is of great significance. It can not only ensure the stable connection between the center of the empire and the border, but also allow for business exchanges, and even the development of the Western Regions.

   Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the garrison in the Hexi Corridor to eliminate the regular and irregular horse thieves that always appear in the middle area, but it has not been successful.

  Those who provide advice have no decision-making power, those with decision-making power feel that they have no interest, and those with interest only want to preserve their existing interests. As for military operations where the input and output are disproportionate, it’s just a matter of ah, it’s really meaningless. Therefore, the Hexi Corridor, just like many other great Han territories that suddenly disappeared, was hidden in the black mist when some officials didn't know, didn't know, and didn't understand, intentionally or unintentionally...

  At the moment of Dahan, ferns can still be seen on the Loess Plateau, so here in the Hexi Gobi, it is not as desolate as it is in later generations, and it can even be said that this is still a very good livestock area. Therefore, there are also many Qiang people here.

  Although it has been a day of walking, the soldiers are still very energetic. Before the sky is completely dark, the camp has been set up, and then they are ready to cook the late dried meat. Although not every soldier knows the meaning of expanding the territory, it is something that every soldier can truly feel by gaining his own merits in such an action and then improving the living conditions of himself and his family.

  Every soldier is gearing up, looking forward to following Zhang Liao and fighting another exciting victory. In the hearts of these soldiers, there are still many people who think that the horse thief they are going to deal with is really a horse thief...

  In the fringe area that has never been seriously depicted on the Han map, the tricolor flag flutters slowly.

Many people think that the southwest of the Hexi Corridor is the mountains and the northeast is the desert, so it is a straight road, but in fact, the desert in the north is not as desolate as it is in later generations, and the area covered by yellow sand is far away because of the vegetation. smaller than later generations.

  It is like Loulan, which was a prosperous city in ancient times, but in later generations, it became a wreck in the yellow sand.

To the north of Wuwei, in the desert, there are many unknown oases in this area. These oases may also be like Loulan. During an earthquake, due to the diversion of underground rivers, the original water source was lost, so that Withered and discarded.

   Oasis, there are good ones, bad ones, big ones and small ones. Among these oases, there is a place called Hana, which means purity in the Qiang language, which describes the water in the oasis here as extremely pure.

   An oasis like this, of course, only the nobles can live and enjoy it.

   It's like Beigong.

   Beigong is the descendant of Beigong Boyu. Beigong is the surname and Boyu is the character, so Beigong Boyu is actually called Beigongzhang.

  The current Beigong is also called Beigongzhang.

Among the habits of the Qiang people or the Hu people, there is a custom that they will add their father, or grandfather, or the name of the tribe to their name, so in fact, the name of Beigong is very long, so it is still referred to as Bei. Forget it.

When Han Sui was still called Han Yue, Bei Gong of the previous generation believed Han Yue's nonsense. Well, maybe Han Yue was telling the truth at the time, but later Han Yue became Han Sui, and the people's words changed. It became a nonsense, so that he was killed by Han Sui instead, which caused a great loss of strength and had to retreat into the desert. However, after a period of repairs, the Beigong tribe has regained some vitality.

  Because of this incident, Beigong decided that none of the Han people is a good thing. To believe in a mouth of the Han people, it is better to believe in a ghost...

  Bei Gong didn't believe in Zeng Dahu either, it was just because of the interest chain, so he only listened a little bit.

  So after the meeting, Beigong dispatched people to investigate the actual situation.

  The surveyor came back, and a Qiang headman who got the information walked into the big tent of Beigong, with some flattering smiles on his face, "Your Excellency of Beigong..."

  Bei Gong raised his eyes, took a glance, and asked, "What's the news?" 』

  『Reporting to the nobleman...』 said the Qiang headman, 『Our people secretly followed the traces of the Han people on the tricolor flag to check...and now they are back...』

"Oh? How many Han Chinese came this time? ’ Beigong asked.

"About two to three thousand people..." said the Qiang headman, and then hesitated, "Because the wind has been strong these two days, the traces on the ground have been blown away, so it is not easy to count clearly... But, it should be similar. The last time the Zeng family Didn't the people in Wubao also say this number? 』

  Bei Gong nodded slightly, then pondered.

  Two to three thousand people is not too big or small, but it seems more appropriate.

  Although it is said that more people are more powerful, but more people will be cumbersome, and the requirements for the overall march will be higher, and two or three thousand people have relatively good strike force and sufficient flexibility.

   It's just that the Han people of the tricolor flag really think that all problems can be solved with only two or three thousand people?

  The Hexi Corridor is rich in oil and water, and no one will give up easily, even if General Hussars personally led the army to come...

  Uh, think about it then.

   Now it is only two or three thousand people. If they are afraid to play, how can they convince the public in the future?

  Although Zeng Dahu was suspected of using Bei Gong and others, it was also obvious that at this stage, it would be unwise to give up his own territory. Even if Emperor Han Ling sent a hundred thousand troops, so what?

   It’s only three thousand now, even if you can attack Wubao and fight the tribe, how many can you take down?

  Bei Gong feels that at this stage, Zeng Dahu's "worries" are obviously overly nervous, and even a little overreacted. Of course, Beigong didn't relax his vigilance because of this. He still had people notify the tribes under him to make them ready. With depth, Wubao, enough tribal manpower, and enough vigilance, Beigong believes that even if Zhang Liao comes now, even Fei Qian will come...

  Well, anyway, even if Fei Qian comes, it is impossible to solve the problem in a short time.

  As soon as the army comes, at worst, hide in the mountains, retreat into the desert, and then wait for the army to leave before coming out.

After much deliberation, Beigong did not think of any flaws in the plan. He believed that the victory should be his own in the end. Maybe in a few days, when the autumn wind blows and the cold winter is approaching, Zhang Liao will not be able to support himself to retreat. What?

   Compared with patience, Beigong has enough psychological advantages.

   This is his territory.

   Three thousand people.

hehe.

  『Don’t panic...don’t be in a hurry, anyway, there are people who are more anxious than us, aren’t they? Bei Gong said with a slight smile, "Continue to monitor, don't act rashly, and see where these tricolor Han people are going... If there is any situation, report it immediately!" 』

  Although he is not afraid, there is no need to block the knife for Zeng. Anyway, at this stage, as long as the tricolor flag does not take the initiative to provoke, Bei Gong does not want to jump out directly...

   But on the other side, Zeng Dahu was very nervous.

   Zeng Dahu’s Wubao is gone, so he can only change to one place.

This is a military stronghold. When the Han Dynasty began to attack the Western Regions, many such military strongholds were built in the middle of the journey. On the one hand, they could store food and supplies, and on the other hand, they could also guard against the Huns who came out of the desert. But Later, after the Huns were defeated, these military strongholds were gradually abandoned and became lairs of horse thieves.

  Zeng Dahu, formerly known as Zeng Xiao.

  Zeng Xiao's father, Zeng Fu, was originally an official of the Han family, and he was also a good official.

   An out-and-out good official.

  Strictly speaking, they are not officials, but officials.

When Zeng Fu was sent here, he worked diligently and hard-working. For the stability and unity of the Hexi Corridor, and for the common people's farming and mulberry farming, he ran around in the wind and sand almost every day. Just like the Qiang people.

  Back then, Zeng Xiao was once proud of his father as an example for him to emulate and learn from, until that day...

  Jincheng prefect Yin Hua fell ill and died.

  The old prefect is dead, of course a new prefect will come.

  The so-called seal ribbon of gold, the prefect of flowing water, isn't it...

  The new prefect of Jincheng County, Chen Yi, naturally has his own new leadership team, of course there are new subordinates, new policies, and new three fires. And the most important thing, the first thing to do when you take office, of course, is to take charge of the personnel authority, seize money, grain, and goods, and find someone to make an example to others.

  Thus, Zeng Fu, who was busy traveling outside, was caught by the new prefect Chen Yi during an impromptu meeting.

  The reason is that Zeng Fu was late.

   But the problem is that the meeting itself was held temporarily, and it was too late when Zeng Fu was notified, but Chen Yi didn't care about it, and he didn't want to care about it. He just wanted to use Zeng Fu to beat other officials.

Zeng Fu is an honest man, he just presented the facts and reasoned, earnestly and in detail, trying to explain why he was late, but he didn't know, the more he explained, the more Chen Yi would think that he was just trying to quibble. defying his authority...

   The result is simple.

  How can the prefect's authority be profane and provocative?

  So, Zeng Fu, who did things honestly, died.

   was beaten to death.

  Did at the hands of those friends who usually said that Zeng Fu was a good person, just because these "good friends" wanted to show their loyalty to the new prefect.

  Chen Yi was very happy, because he felt that his thoughts were unified and the team was cleaned up.

  The other officials in Jincheng are also very happy. They don't have to work hard, and they can eat and get cards to make money together.

  Everyone is very happy, except for the collapsed Zeng family.

  So, here in Xiqiang, there is an extra horse thief leader...

Afterwards, Chen Yi's prestige was "established" to a certain extent, and he successfully started his grand plan to conquer, and then these conquered were added to ordinary people and Qiang people layer by layer. , and was eventually deceived into the rebel army during the Xiqiang rebellion, was "set up", beheaded, and his blood was smeared on the rebellion banner.

  Therefore, Zeng Xiao also didn't trust the big man, and he didn't trust the officials of the big man, especially the big officials. He just believes in himself and his subordinates who have worked hard over the years.

  On the wall of the military village, the security is heavily guarded.

  A branch of torches illuminated the walls of the village, each of the strong men stood upright on the walls of the village with weapons in their hands, watching the surrounding dark wilderness vigilantly.

   Zeng Dahu looked back, the strong men in the army camp were basically resting, the captain of the patrol noticed Zeng Dahu's gaze, and slightly raised the torch to salute.

  Zeng Dahu also nodded, which was a response, and then turned his gaze to the dark night again.

  Many people think that Zeng Dahu's lifeblood is Wubao, but it is not.

  The dock is just a cover.

  The real strength of Zeng Dahu is these "horse thieves" under his command.

  It is because of these horse thieves that Zeng Dahu can straddle black and white. If you want to play white, you have white ones, if you want to play black, you have black ones, if you really can’t, there are gray ones...

  But this time the opponent is the big Han Hussar General...

   Well, just a subordinate of General Hussars.

   It's just that even the subordinates of Hussar General are still difficult to deal with.

   Zhang Liao's name, Zeng Dahu has also heard a little, and Zhang Liao's record also makes Zeng Dahu a little worried, but the worry is nothing to worry about, what should be done is still what should be done.

  In these years, there are not many pretending bedbugs and mice here in Longyou? Who can guarantee that the big man's hussars, or the subordinates of the big man's hussars, are not a new nest of bugs, mice?

   At the beginning, you put on a show, and then when the time comes, you show your greedy face?

   It's like Zhao County Magistrate of Linjing.

  At least County Magistrate Zhao is more particular about it, as if there are some things that he doesn't pay much attention to at all.

   "Tomorrow..." Zeng Dahu looked at the night and ordered in a low voice, "Lead them on the road tomorrow!" Since you are here to seek death...you can't blame us...』

  (end of this chapter)