Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2266 If you are sick, you need to be treated, now is the time

   night sky.

  The stars are shining.

The daytime is noisy, even the vast and calm wilderness is full of tyrannical sunlight, which makes people uncomfortable in the sun, but the night is quiet, when the night wind blows and the lone wolf howls, the desert will be full of brilliance. Show a deep and lonely side.

   Zhang Liao stood upright with his hands behind his back, blowing the night wind.

  "General..." Zhang Liao's confidant guard hesitated for a moment, "I have something, I don't know..."

  Zhang Liao glanced at it, "If you fart, let it go!" 』

  The guard laughed twice, and then said, "General, why do we...why do we distribute all the money and items to those...well, those guys? Is it because you want them to be your guides? 』

  Zhang Liao looked back.

  In the camp, there was a somewhat different tent. In that tent were not Zhang Liao's subordinates, but several Qiang people.

  『Yes, but also no. Zhang Liao turned his head and said, "This matter...is decided by Mr. Jia...Anyway, those money and utensils are a burden for us to carry, so we might as well spread them out..."

  『The general is proud! The guard swallowed his saliva, "But there are some brothers in the army...well, that..."

"have opinions? ’ Zhang Liao asked.

  『Hehe...』 The guard smiled awkwardly, 『Brothers have shallow eyelids...』

   Zhang Liao glanced at the guard, "What about you? Are your eyelids shallow? 』

"Uh! The guard was startled, "I, I'm definitely not shallow!" If you follow the general, you can't be shallow! 』

  Zhang Liao laughed loudly, and then patted the guard on the shoulder.

  『This time,』 Zhang Liao smiled, 『It’s a little different...Tell me, who were we fighting before? 』

  『Xianbei! Tibet! Well, there are those guys in the east..." the guard said while wagging his fingers.

  『That’s right,』 Zhang Liao nodded, 『Before, they were making noise outside the yard, but now they are inside the yard. Do you think...can it be the same? 』

   The guard thought for a while, then nodded in a daze.

  『If other people still don’t understand something, you will know how to tell them then, right? Zhang Liao raised his head, "Also, is it the broken copper and iron, or the strokes in the merit book?" Don't lose your future because of those junk! 』

"Understood! The guard clasped his hands and said, "Of course meritorious service is the most important thing!" 』

  Zhang Liao nodded, then glanced at the tent of the Qiang people, his eyes moved slightly, and then he took his eyes back and turned to the night sky again.

  The tranquil night sky seems to accommodate everything, no matter it is beautiful or ugly.

  Although Zhang Liao is from Yanmen, he is no stranger to the Western Qiang Rebellion.

  The entire Xiqiang rebellion actually revolved around this piece of land, Longdong and Longxi.

When the turmoil was very severe, the Xiqiang people marched to Guanzhong, but what is interesting is that these Xiqiang people only reached Guanzhong, and few of them were willing to go east. There are many factors, but very The important point is that after arriving in Guanzhong, these bitter Xiqiang allied forces suddenly gained a lot of benefits, and when it comes to the distribution of benefits, the common problem of the so-called alliance will immediately erupt, and the spoils will be unevenly distributed.

   Then there was a crash, and finally a crushing defeat.

   This is a malady.

  Then, when this kind of ill comes to Fei Qian, can it be eradicated immediately?

   Obviously impossible.

Although it is said that the Han hussars rule this area in name, and there are hussars stationed in some big cities and counties, but in the countryside far away from the towns, there are still many tribes, especially the scattered tribes. The Qiang tribe is still living the life of yesterday.

  Basically, not much has changed.

  Especially for these Qiang tribes who are far away from the towns, their life seems to have some changes, but it seems that there is no change. These people sometimes only trade items once or twice a year. Usually, they are nomadic in various pastures. Every day the sun rises and then watches the sun set. How many people will feel that the surrounding world is producing something new? Variety? What is the connection between the changing flags on the top of the city and myself?

  For these people, the big Han hussars are too far away, so far away that it is like looking up at the stars in the sky from the ground...

  Longxi should have some changes.

  I didn’t make much action before, because the time has not come yet, now...

  When Zhang Liao came to Longxi for the first time, the whole of Longxi had not yet been restored. The city was dilapidated, the fields were barren, and the villages were destroyed. Most of the people lived around several Wubao, seemingly lifeless.

  At that time, Longxi was almost terminally ill.

   Such a sick body, if strong medicine is used...

Now Feiqian is repairing the central city and guiding the refugees to farm, so it seems that the population distribution is relatively balanced now, and with the opening of the Western Regions, the business and trade between them are gradually increasing, and some newly built villages can also be seen in the countryside. Working in the fields, production and life have shown signs of recovery.

   But this is not enough, because Zhang Liao also discovered that ordinary people here are farming in an almost disorderly way, which is different from the planned and organized farming in Guanzhong and Bingbei.

   Zhang Liao could tell this difference at a glance. After all, he had been to and understood both places in Guanzhong and North.

In areas with relatively well-established systems, such as the east and north of Guanzhong, there will be some agricultural and engineering bachelors in long clothes appearing in the fields from time to time, either patrolling the fields, or giving false guidance, but in the area of ​​Longyou, the coverage is still very small. It is too small, especially in the land of the Qiang tribe, it is rare to see people coming.

   Among them, one aspect is the problem of manpower, and the other aspect is the problem of local officials...

   So, it's time to heal.

   If you are sick, you need to be treated, and now is the right time.

   Early morning.

  The slight mist, like a white gauze, fluttered on the ground.

  The people and horses walked over, laughing softly, and then hugged him softly, leaving a little wet mark.

  Suddenly, the rapid sound of horse hooves broke all the softness, tearing all the beauty to pieces, "The horse thief...Northwest direction...The horse thief is coming..."

Following the roar of the outpost scouts, the indistinct sound of horseshoes swept in, and the smoke and dust gradually became clear in the field of vision. The morning fog had already lightened a little at this time, and some black spots could be seen jumping in the tumbling smoke and dust. , like a group of black bugs.

  『How many people are here? ’ Zhang Liao asked.

  『Five thousand people! The scout responded loudly, "It will not exceed eight thousand!" 』

   To calculate the number of people, if it is arranged neatly, then of course it is a good number, but if it is scattered at the moment, it can only be calculated based on experience.

  Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked back at his subordinates, and sneered, "I thought there were so many people coming, but it turned out that there were only five or six thousand people...all staff ready!" Ready to fight! 』

  『? 』Seeing the powerful Qiang guides trembling, they subconsciously wanted to run away. They had already grabbed the reins of the horses and ran away after waiting for Zhang Liao’s order to turn around. But when they heard it, what? Ready to fight?

The Qiang people thought they had heard it wrong, but they found that after Zhang Liao gave an order, the rest of the soldiers immediately responded, some dismounted to straighten their harnesses, adjusted their weapons to the position in their hands, and some pulled a piece of dried meat into their mouths biting...

If it is said that everyone is relaxed and freehand, just like Zhang Liao, that is not the case, but although some people are inevitably showing some nervousness before the battle, overall there is no panic, just like Zhang Liao. From ordinary soldiers, they all feel that they must be the victorious side.

   To be honest, the reason why the hussars have such confidence comes from the equipment on the one hand and the commander on the other. Most of Zhang Liao's subordinates are equipped with standard cavalry, wearing leather and iron mixed battle armor, which takes into account the defense of key points, but also appears to be swift and agile. Everyone is equipped with spears, bows and knives, and quiver bags are hung on both sides of the saddle. And a small axe, and a cavalry buckler. Even the horses are equipped with horse armor on the front, and some horses have horse coats, which are obviously used as a front row to reduce the damage of arrows.

  『I can’t tell...will you really win? 』

   Several Qiang guides exchanged glances with each other, and then the hand holding the rein did not seem to tremble so much, and relaxed somewhat.

  The largest scope of activities of these Qiang people in their life may be a few grass bubbles. A trip to the county town of the Han people is already the farthest place they can think of...

  They didn’t know the former emperor of the Han Dynasty, and they didn’t know Dong Zhuo later either. As for the current Hussar General Fei Qian, they still don’t know.

And the reason why they are willing to follow Zhang Liao and others is not because these Qiang people feel any benevolence, morality, or hope for their family and country, but because Zhang Liao distributed the wealth from conquering Wubao to the surrounding tribes and ordinary poor people. That's all Han Chinese.

   After taking other people's money, they have to do something for them.

It's that simple.

   Then Zhang Liao issued an order that made these Qiang people even more incredible...

  『The back team stays! ”Zhang Liao waved his spear, “Follow me from the front team!” 』

  Then these Qiang people saw the cavalry of the Han army and split into two parts with a huff. One part ran forward with Zhang Liao, and the other part stayed in place like the Qiang people.

   What is this for?

   Do these Han people think that it is enough to use only these manpower?

  The Qiang people could hardly hide their shocked expression, the feeling that they might win, seemed to start to waver again...

  After all, the Qiang people don’t understand what Zhang Babai is...

   Aside from the few Qiang people here and the rear team, the front team led by Zhang Liao soon came into contact with the attacking horse thieves.

The horse thieves scattered widely, and when they saw Zhang Liao and the others coming out, they kept yelling, and without hesitation, they led the people straight towards Zhang Liao and the others, like a big net, slinging towards Zhang Liao. .

   Zhang Liao had already reached the front at this time, and when he saw the horse thief's movement, he gave orders loudly, and his cavalrymen fired arrows towards the sides non-stop!

  The horse thief who was trying to outflank the first few people was immediately shot and fell into the yellow dust, splashing a few red flowers. But the ones behind are still surging ahead, and because the horse thief's skirmisher line is stretched wide, the damage directly caused by the arrow damage is not too great.

   This is the characteristic of horse thieves, but also the disadvantage of horse thieves.

A horse thief is a horse thief. Even though they are physically stronger and fiercer than ordinary people, they are definitely not as good as Zhang Liao and others' regular soldiers in training, especially the hussars. So don't even think about riding and shooting, except for a few who are good at bows and arrows Except for the horse thieves, most of the horse thieves can only fight in hand-to-hand combat, so they must be very open when they charge. On the one hand, it is to form a huge momentum, and on the other hand, it is also to avoid the damage covered by the arrows on the opposite side. .

   Zhang Liao yelled, pointed his spear, and led his soldiers into a formation of arrows, and charged forward into the loose formation of horse thieves!

There was also a gap in training in the armor, which made the horse thief almost powerless to fight from the very first contact. Amidst a burst of hurried whistles, they avoided Zhang Liao's sharp edge one after another, or evaded to both sides. , or turned around and ran directly into the slanting stab, almost in the blink of an eye, Zhang Liao and others dug a huge hole in the skirmisher line of the horse thief.

  Seeing that Zhang Liao was invincible on the battlefield in the distance, the horse bandits fled in panic, and the hussars of the rear guard also cheered.

  Damn horse thief!

   There is today, too!

  In this wild desert, horse thieves have always been the pain of the Qiang people.

  Especially the small tribes of the Qiang people. Because of the dispersion of the Qiang tribes, and there has never been a relatively large leader, and after several rebellions, those originally large tribes were also scattered and injured. The Huns are no longer here, and the Xianbei people don't care about this. area, so these horse thieves took advantage of this loophole and became the actual rulers and tax collectors of this area.

Every year, these Qiang tribes, who are powerless to resist, obediently hand over part of their cattle, sheep and horses as a tax to these horse thieves, and then exchange for a flag with a logo, which can be hung on the top of the tent or hang On the flagpole of the marching queue, naturally there will be no other horse thieves coming to harass. If it's okay if you don't pay, then don't go on the road... Uh, don't meet these horse thieves on the grassland, otherwise there will be a miserable word...

Of course, none of the taxes collected by the horse thieves will end up in the hands of the Hussar General, and such a large group of horse thieves at present also shows that these guys have made money on this piece of land over the years. How many benefits...

   Zhang Liao brought his men and horses, and he was already killed with the horse thief.

  The gap on the armor is fully revealed in the direct collision. Take the spears and spears of horse thieves as an example, they are all ordinary hard wooden poles, and there is no problem in using them under normal circumstances. They also have a lot of power when stabbed to the flesh, but if they block each other, the strength will be staggered. At that time, the spears and spears of these horse thieves had some problems. Simply put, they were not flexible enough, and they were too easy to break...

The spears and spears under the hussars are all specially made composite handles. Generally, three or four wooden poles are soaked in tung oil and glued together after drying in the shade. Not only is it hard enough, It also has better toughness, everything is good, the only disadvantage is of course that it is expensive.

   Equipped with Takahashi saddle and double stirrups, such a gun shaft can not only be used as a spear or spear, but can even be used as a stick and whip at certain times!

  The two sides fought at the same place and collided fiercely. Amidst the sound of people shouting and neighing, I saw the horse thieves falling off the horse one by one like dumplings...

  Zhang Liao rushed to the front, and under the dancing spear, no matter whether the horse thief touched or touched, either the weapon would be thrown away, or the blood would splatter!

  Although the horse thief has the upper hand in the current battle, Zhang Liao and others have the upper hand in the battle! Zhang Liao led his men in the formation of horse thieves, like a steel knife cutting flesh, cutting out wounds and cutting off pieces of flesh and blood!

  The horse thief couldn't bear Zhang Liao's insult, so he ran away cursing.

Amidst the cheers, the hussars who had stayed in the rear converged forward, and without Tebi's order, they automatically assumed the responsibility of cruising around and guarding the surroundings, and sent out scouts to continue to detect the surrounding situation. While the front team slowly gathered the queue, they began to clean the battlefield.

  The order of the professional soldiers is a strange beauty, full of infinite charm, which makes these Qiang people who have been watching the battle from the beginning to the end tremble a little.

   Zhang Liao jumped off his horse and took a water bag from the corpse of a horse thief to clean the blood stains on his horse and armor and weapons.

   Bingjia weapons are good, but they also need to be maintained. Moreover, with such a move, you can also find some small wounds on yourself or the horse that were caused by fighting in the battlefield, and deal with them in time. Otherwise, the war horse can't speak, and at first glance, he thought it was someone else's blood, but after bleeding for a long time, he found out that it was his own war horse's blood, wouldn't it be embarrassing?

   After looking around, he didn't find any special problems, so Zhang Liao poured the remaining water in the water bag into a helmet and sent it to the mouth of the war horse.

  The war horse gawked and drank some water, then snorted and shook its neck comfortably.

  『General! ”The scouts sent out to track the horse thieves came back, “The group of horse thieves went northeast! 』

  『Northeast direction? 』Zhang Liao frowned.

   The scout said: "That's right! These guys first ran to the north for about five miles, and then looked at the horseshoe marks, and then ran to the northeast...』

  『Get the map! ’ Zhang Liao ordered.

  The guard hurried forward, then took out the map from the leather bag, and found a relatively flat and clean ground to unfold it.

  『We are now...』 Zhang Liao followed the map, and then moved his fingers, "Here...Then these horse thieves first fled to the north, and then turned to the northeast...um...no...

  According to previous intelligence information, the horse thief's lair should be in the northwest, but now the horse thief has turned to the northeast, that is to say, the two are in completely different directions.

   So now, should we go to the lair first, or chase the horse thief first?

  (end of this chapter)