Shu Chen

Chapter 377
In midsummer and May, everything is flourishing.

As far as the Hexi Corridor is concerned, it seems that not long after the end of the cold spring, it ushered in the scorching sun and rolling heat waves.

Zheng Pu walked through the Yanzhi Corridor all the way and entered the Shandan Ranch protected from the northern yellow sand by Longshou Mountain. Only then did Zheng Pu feel the melodious comfort of seeing cattle and sheep under the wind and grass.

This time he came to the Hexi Corridor to urge the counties and counties to establish bow and arrow clubs.

The prime minister still agreed to the advice of Tibetan soldiers to the people.

Judging by factors such as the clean government and strict law enforcement of the Han Dynasty today, and the fact that the world has been in turmoil for many years, the common people are all thinking about peace, and the establishment of a bow and arrow club does not need to worry about the disadvantages of giving birth to ambitious people.Under the ebb and flow, tens of thousands of soldiers with superb martial arts skills and a little restraint in words and deeds can be recruited from it in the future, which is of great benefit to the current situation.

This strategy was proposed by Zheng Pu, and there was no precedent to follow. The prime minister was afraid that the officials in the counties and counties in the west of Hexi would not understand his intentions, which would lead to Haoyou taking the opportunity to seize power or cause unrest among Li Shu. The confrontation is in Jiangxia County, so Zheng Pu was asked to do it himself at the beginning of the foundation.

Zheng Pu, who got the order, put the pilot project of the bow and arrow club in Zhangye County instead of Wuwei County where Liangzhou's prefecture is located.

Firstly, the east of Wuwei County is suffering from war, so rashly establishing a bow and arrow club at this time will make the common people mistakenly think that the government is just an excuse to recruit soldiers, which may cause turmoil in the hearts of the people or cause changes in the elbows and armpits.

On the other hand, Zhangye County, which is relatively closed, has abundant water systems and little wind and sand intrusion.At this time, it coincides with spring plowing and slack season, which is a good opportunity for implementation.

As for why he entered the Shandan Ranch, it was because Xu Zhi, his subordinate, was working here before.

After the restoration of the Hexi Corridor in the past, the Xu family in Zhangye devoted all their efforts to helping the government to stabilize the counties, so Zheng Pu also reciprocated and asked the court to let Xu Zhi work in the Shandan Ranch. The intention is that the court will have the strength to establish cavalry in the future. After Ma Dai and Zhao Guang, he became the third cavalry governor of the Han Dynasty.

Now that the bow and arrow club is determined to be promoted, it is natural to make him the head of the club in Zhangye County.

Yes, the prime minister and Zheng Pu's expectations for the Bow and Archery Club are to prepare for the future recruitment of cavalry from it.

The people of Hexi are good at riding and shooting, so they are good candidates for cavalry soldiers.

What's more, the infantry of the big Han is elite and not in short supply, so why use the scarce food, fodder and supplies to expand the infantry in Hexi?

"Quality, I have seen the general."

Xu Zhi, who had known the news for a long time, led his horse and waited respectfully on the road, before waiting for Zheng Pu to approach, he bowed and saluted.

After standing up straight, he smiled and said, "I am very happy to know that the general is coming. I specially asked someone to transfer some wine mash from my home in Jide County to share my long-time goodbye with the general. I also ask the general to spare time for a banquet."

"No ceremony required."

Zheng Pu, who was approaching slowly with a horseshoe, nodded with a light smile and signaled Xu Zhi to get on the horse and walk along the bridle, "Zi Zhong's family is a rich man, dare to say that the wine must be a good product! I have heard that my index finger has already moved, and I can say something." evil!"

"Hahaha~~"

Xu Zhi, who jumped onto the horseback vigorously, couldn't help laughing out loud.

But immediately, his laughter turned into an awkward dry cough.

As soon as Zheng Pufu stopped being polite, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "Zizhong treats me with wine and mash, just to express his long-awaited love to me?"

Of course, his joy is not only the long-awaited meeting.

When a man is born in troubled times, he should make contributions and find a title!

Xu Zhi is no exception.

Back then when he served in the Wei Kingdom, he was already the chief general of the Shuyin City Fortress and a partial general who supervised a troop of soldiers and horses.

But since entering the Han Dynasty, due to concerns about implicating the clan, there has been little follow-up and war.He waited until the whole Han Dynasty returned to Liangzhou before he could stand under the banner of the Han Dynasty in an open and aboveboard manner.

But in any case, he missed the best time to integrate into the Han army after all.

For example, the State of Wei has come to disturb the Hexi Corridor many times in the past two years. Rao is the person who is most familiar with the terrain and geography, and he is proficient in bow and horse and has a lot of generals. However, because he has not been honed in the Han army, he has not followed along opportunity to sign.

Even when Ma Dai and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei exterminated the right side of the Southern Huns together, they never had the intention of sending him to join the expedition.

How can a general gain military merit if he does not go to battle?
Xu Zhi's eagerness can be imagined.

And now working at Shandan Ranch is to prepare for being able to supervise the cavalry in the future
The imperial court has no resources and food and fodder to expand the recruitment of cavalry!
Judging from the trend of rebelling against Wei's repeated disturbances and constantly depleting the livelihood of the Han army, it may not be possible in three to five years.

Having worked in the ranch for more than a year, he looked enviously at the other generals who each had their own heavy responsibilities, sitting and watching the sun rise and set every day in vain, and he no longer wanted to waste his time.

Especially since he is a general, he needs more opportunities to prove his talents.

It just so happened that Zheng Pu came to Hexi to act as an agent, so why didn't he try and ask Zheng Pu to do something for him so that he could follow his wish?

In any case, it was Zheng Pu who surrendered him to the Great Han.

And with Zhoutai's story in front, Zheng Pu can't favor one over another.

It's just that Zheng Pu broke his mind with a single word before he mentioned it, and he was a little embarrassed for a while.

However, men in the army have always been frank.

"The mind of quality cannot be hidden from the general."

After a few embarrassing dry coughs, he said frankly, "The quality is treated with the delicious wine at home. Not only is it a long-time farewell, but also I want to ask the general to be a pawn for the quality, so that the quality can kill in front of the battle." The enemy serves the country."

"Hehe~~~"

But Zheng Pu didn't agree immediately, but shook his head slightly and said, "A gentleman hides things in his body, and he will move them when the time comes. A man's weight is nothing more than his leisure time, so why do he seek to conquer evil? Besides, all the tribes in Hexi are still the same as before. General, General Ma, Jiang Boyue and other troops have already set out, even if I want to get Zizhong a chance to join the army, it will be too late!"

"Not too late, not too late!"

Seeing that Zheng Pu had no intention of rebuffing Xu Zhi, his brows were filled with joy, and he hurriedly replied, "The general may not know something. When the general came to Hexi, the Ni Wei had already increased his troops again and blocked the city of Shuyin!"

Without waiting for Zheng Pu to ask questions, he reported the military situation that Wei Yongliang Governor Sima Yi had sent Guo Huai, Hu Zun, Deng Ai and other troops into the besieged fortress of Yuyin a few days ago.

After waiting for a while, he immediately added, "In the past, our army only went to rescue more than ten thousand people from the former generals, but we will increase our troops to go to Yinyin again against the Wei Dynasty. I am afraid that the enemy and we will be far apart and it will be difficult to help. The general is my good general. If the prime minister comes again When sending troops to aid, the general must be the supervisor. Although he is not talented, he has a little courage and is willing to fight for the general's vanguard, and he will die without hesitation!"

"Um"

With a slight nasal sound, Zheng Pu, who had just heard about the military situation, was noncommittal, lowered his eyes and thought.

He waited until he entered the Shandan Ranch's office before he smiled and said, "Zizhong's ambition to serve the country, I have no reason to refuse. If the prime minister sends me to supervise the army as Zizhong said, I will definitely make Zizhong fulfill his wish." !but"

At this point, Zheng Pu deliberately dragged on a long ending, which made Xu Zhi look anxious, and then raised his eyebrows and joked, "However, although I agree first, Zizhong's family must have wine! Hahaha~~"

(End of this chapter)