People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 184
Jiuquan County, Huishui County!
This is in Jiuquan County, but it is located in a county outside the Great Wall, with abundant water, lush grass, and endless wilderness outside the city.

The geographical environment is quite superior, because the left and right main streams of weak water meet each other here, converge into weak water, and flow northward to Juyanze.

Two main streams of weak water, one called Qianggu River and the other called Hucan River, both originate from Qilian Mountains, which shows how important Qilian Mountains are.

It is precisely because of these main streams that they finally converged into weak waters, which flowed to Juyanze.

In the end, such a vast oasis was formed in the desert, where many animals thrived.

Now Li Wenhou's army is resting here for a while. In addition to the original three armies of Yi Cong, there are a total of [-] elite cavalry, and there are also [-] cavalry from the four counties in Hexi.

There are few people in Hexi, and the four counties only have [-] cavalry. Now without the [-] cavalry, the prefects of the four counties have no ability to resist.

In less than a month, relying on the cavalry to besiege the city and bluff, they successfully captured the four Hexi counties.

And now it is August, which is the time when the grassland has the most water, the most lush grass, and the most pleasant climate.

In the wilderness, in the barracks!
Li Wenhou patrolled everywhere. He chatted and laughed with everyone. Whether it was the Yi Cong Army or the Hexi Buqi, he could basically chat for a few words. He also climbed up from the bottom, so he could naturally mingle with the people at the bottom.

Now we are taking a short rest, firstly because sentry cavalry were sent to go northward along Ruoshui to investigate the situation, and no news has been sent back, so it is naturally not good to send troops in a large scale; secondly, because the army has been running around for a month, both men and horses have to eat, drink, and nourish their spirits before they can go deep into the grassland to fight.

Now that the four counties have been captured, there is no need to worry about food and drink in a short period of time. If the battle cannot be ended in a long period of time, then food and grass must be transported from Jincheng, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the gains outweigh the losses.

At this moment, a soldier came to report:
"General, some sentry cavalry have come back and are waiting for you to pass outside the big tent!"

Hearing this, Li Wenhou patted the shoulder of the Hexi knight who was talking to him just now, and then laughed and said:
"A man should serve in the army, kill the enemy on the battlefield, and get rewards. This time you follow me on the expedition, you just fight hard to kill the enemy, I will never begrudge rewards!"

After finishing speaking, he quickly turned around under the excited eyes of the other party, and walked away quickly. When he walked outside the big tent, he looked at the sentinels waiting here. Although he was a little anxious in his heart, he looked calm on the surface:
"Thank you for your hard work. If you find anything, follow me to the big tent and tell me everything."

Those sentinel riders cheered up, and immediately responded with their hands:

"Follow the order!"

When the two parties walked into the big tent, they should sit and stand, and stand and stand, and then one of the guards said solemnly:

"Let me tell the general, we crossed Ruo Shui and ran all the way to Jianshui Jinguan. There were hundreds of Han troops inside, but apart from them, the Hu tribe was gone within a distance of one or two hundred miles, and some brothers were continuing to go north..."

Li Wenhou frowned, and soon thought of the reason:
"It must be those barbarians. After hearing that we are coming, they are afraid that we will attack them, so they have already run away with their livestock!"

Jianshui Jinguan, this is a checkpoint set up near Ruoshui. It is to prevent the cavalry from the two major vassal states from running to Hexi to plunder. If this checkpoint was not set up, the cavalry of the vassal state would go south along Ruoshui, attack Jiuquan along Hucanshui in the west, and attack Zhangye along Qianggu River in the east. Because the Hexi Corridor is almost impossible to defend, they are likely to invade Hexi again.

At this time, Li Wenhou waved his hand:
"You guys have done a good job, now go down and rest... Come here, inform the rest of the generals in the army, come quickly to discuss matters in the account!"

The people on the left and right immediately responded:

"Follow the order!"

Not long after, even Li Yao's three brothers, who were herding horses by the river, were notified and came to the big tent very quickly.

When the people gathered, Li Wenhou directly told the situation of the Hu people, as well as his own judgment, stretched out his hands, and said loudly:

"In less than a month, we have seized the four counties in Hexi, and now there are still two major vassal states. Even though the Hu people have already fled, I still want to fight a battle. I want to catch up. Do you dare to go with me?"

For this situation, Li Yao first agreed:

"Our army is well-armored and strong, so why not be afraid of barbarian cavalry, my child is willing to go with me!"

After Li Yao agreed, Li Yan and Li Lin also stood up:
"My child is willing to go with me!"

Then Li Xiong and Li Hu also said:
"Those barbarians have good horses, but their arrows are weak and their swords are blunt. They are nothing to be afraid of. Our brothers are willing to go with the general!"

Naturally, Ma Teng would not lag behind, he solemnly cupped his hands and said:
"Ma Teng is willing to go with him, so he must charge forward and defeat the enemy to repay the general's kindness!"

Li Wenhou nodded in satisfaction, with a smile on his face. Now that the military spirit is available, he is not afraid to go deep into the grassland. He looked around with his eyes, and finally waved his hand and said:
"After going down, get ready. Ayao, you take Ayan and Alin to pick out the knights from the Hexi infantry. This time we will send troops, only the cavalry and the infantry..."

Having said that, there was a gleam in his eyes, and he continued:

"These barbarians, even if they run, where can they go? It's summer and the water and grass are luxuriant. If the livestock are not fed at this time, they will starve to death in winter. As long as we quickly go north along the weak water, we can definitely find them, and then defeat them and eat them!"

The smile on Li Wenhou's face became more and more indifferent. He also followed Duan Jiong in the South and North Wars. He had dealt with Qiang people, Di people, Hu people... all for a long time, and he was very experienced in how to deal with them.

All the generals in the tent responded loudly:

"Follow the order!"

Li Yao looked up, and he sighed in his heart:
"Speaking of how to fight wars, especially against barbarians, my father is very reliable!"

The battle plan has been made, and soon after two days, more than [-] cavalrymen crossed the weak water, drove cattle and sheep, and quickly headed north.

When fighting against barbarians, one has to be fast, as long as one step is quicker, one can gain the advantage, and if one is quicker than three steps, one can seal the victory.

Jianshui Jinguan, there are hundreds of Han troops here, all of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Since the imperial court has deteriorated, no one has replaced them.

Because there are many Hu people outside the city, they farm in the city to obtain food for their hunger.

It was a miserable day.

Marquis Li Wen came to Jianshui Jinguan. He was the prefect of Jincheng and the captain of Qiang guard. He was officially appointed by the imperial court. These Han soldiers were very excited, thinking that the imperial court finally remembered them.

Under Li Yao's suggestion, Li Wenhou selected some Han troops who were familiar with the local environment and the local Hu tribe, and promised them that as long as they provided information and wiped out the Hu tribe, they would be rewarded and returned to their hometowns.

(End of this chapter)