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

Chapter 317 Anecdotes about Liangzhou

At this time, the Central Plains is still cool in autumn, but in Jincheng in the northwest, the temperature has dropped.

To the west of Huangzhong, Chiling!
A large number of cavalry marched from far to near, and finally crossed Chiling and entered Senei.

Their most common cavalry has a armor similar to a bulletproof vest, and their most elite cavalry has a full body armor. Although everyone is angry, they are talking and laughing with each other.

It was such a fierce cavalry team. After they left the Great Wall, when they encountered those ancient Qiang tribes, it could be said that they killed them indiscriminately.

In the ancient Qiang tribe, apart from people and horses, not to mention armor, even iron knives, bronze swords...all of them were pitifully few.

It is only because of the vastness beyond the Great Wall, the complex terrain, and the harsh climate that they have been able to resist until now.

Li Wenhou was guarded by the cavalry in the middle. Compared with three years ago, he also had a little more gray hair, but his eyes were still extremely sharp.

This is the third year of fighting against the ancient Qiang. In the previous year, they went out to plunder the population. In the second year, the ancient Qiang counterattacked together but were beaten back. In the third year, Li Wenhou led his troops to sweep across the Great Wall.

A large number of people, livestock, pastures, salt ponds... all became their trophies.

However, outside the Great Wall, the terrain is complex, the weather is harsh, and daily life is extremely difficult. Now that winter is approaching, Li Wenhou had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

He planned to wait until next year to build a city with craftsmen and slaves to avoid the wind and snow. Anyway, the vast grassland and the huge salt pond would be a waste of money to the ancient Qiang tribe.

The Yi Cong Army, since this military group has completely annexed all the Qiang tribes in Hehuang, its cohesion, combat effectiveness, and desire to expand...all have been upgraded to a higher level.

For slaves, livestock, pastures, salt ponds...they have become quite eager. With the start of external expansion, the whole power has grown like a snowball. Now the land outside the Great Wall will never let go.

Until the army returned to Yunwu, all the slaves and livestock were distributed this time, and then the army was disbanded on the spot and returned to their respective camps.

Li Wenhou also returned to his home, and was welcomed by a group of grandchildren. Although he had three sons, they were not by his side, but the grandchildren were all there, so it was also lively.

Soon Zhao Xian came over in person, at this time, Li Wenhou was quiet for a while.

In Li Wenhou's eyes, there was also a touch of miss, but he pretended to be nonchalant and said:

"The boss of my family, what's going on in Guanzhong recently, it's been several years, and I don't know how to come back and take a look!"

Zhao Xian is also a lot older, but he is still in good spirits. He has always been in charge of government affairs and has never been on the battlefield. Hearing this, he said slowly:
"In the past year, he has pulled in General Beigong and knocked down Yizhou in one go. He also took the prefect of Longxi we arranged for him to be his governor of Yizhou!"

Li Wenhou was a little surprised, then calmed down:

"Let's beat it down, but this bastard, he asked Boyu for help, and he never asked me for help. Longxi still has [-] paces. If he wants to mobilize, it's just a matter of one word!"

Zhao Xian heard this and said:

"Now he also sent a letter asking you to help. Zisheng said that the Xiongnu in Bingzhou didn't listen to him and wanted to clean it up, but the imperial court didn't have enough cavalry, so..."

Li Wenhou was happy when he heard this, and said with some pride:
"This bastard, he won't come back after going to Guanzhong. This time I want to let him know that his father is his father. The matter of building the city outside the Great Wall will be pushed aside. The ancient Qiang tribe has almost cleaned up. Those pastures and salt ponds are there. I see who dares to snatch it!"

Zhao Xian nodded. The two boys in his family also followed Li Yao in Guanzhong. Li Yao promised him at the beginning that he could manage the government affairs of a state. Now most of Liangzhou is managed by him. From this point of view, his descendants still have the opportunity to sit on the Sangong Jiuqing.

Their old Zhao's family also has a chance to become a real family of ministers. There is one more thing, maybe Li Wenhou didn't realize it, but Zhao Xian sensed something different.

As far as his nephew is concerned, Li Yao's current status cannot be compared with that of the Zhong family in the past.

Is this possible?It's very possible!With these iron cavalry from Liangzhou, no one in the world can resist them.

At this time, Li Wenhou said again:

"The soldiers in Huangzhong still have to look beyond the Great Wall. It seems that this time they will bring the second and third children with them. They will dispatch troops from Hexi and Juyan, go out of Wuwei County, occupy Helan Mountain, and then go straight to Bingzhou to capture a group of Xiongnu prisoners. The men will be slaves and the women will be maidservants..."

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Zhangye County, Shandan County!
Because of the extremely superior geographical conditions here, there is a vast grassland of the highest quality. At this time, there are nearly [-] horses on the prairie, including stallions, mares, and young horses. There is a stable supply of tens of thousands of war horses every year.

In the Central Plains, the rare tall horses can be found everywhere in Shandan Racecourse. The land here is sparsely populated, and the land is grassland rather than fertile land, which can support so many majestic war horses.

Li Lin's efforts in the past three or four years are all reflected here. He rebuilt the Shandan Racecourse, monitored and deterred the four counties in Hexi, and even eradicated all unstable factors by himself.

After receiving the letter from Li Wenhou, Li Lin also felt very happy, and laughed and said:

"I finally don't have to continue this job of raising horses. Bingzhou Xiongnu, I should really 'thank you'. I have been waiting for this day since I left Wuwei County and occupied Helan Mountain!"

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Guyen!

After such a long period of operation, Li Yan also gradually repaired and put into use the Shelu Barrier, Jiaqu Fortress, and all the Hexi Hansai. However, their Li family is not an imperial court after all, and they don't have so much money and food to spend here.

Therefore, this system is not for defense, but for offense. Once the enemy invades, quickly mobilize cavalry to counterattack.

The original miscellaneous Hu tribes were completely annexed and replaced by the left and right cavalry troops. Li Yan led his troops to counterattack several times, and they all crossed the Khan Mountain and fought to Mobei.

After receiving the letter from Li Wenhou, Li Yan became excited for a moment, and said with a cheerful smile:
"Bingzhou Xiongnu, then let me see who is stronger and who is weaker between you and the Hu people in Mobei!"

Chang'an!

As winter was getting closer, Li Yao patrolled the surrounding area whenever he had something to do. While seeing how the people were doing, he listened to Xun You's channel dredging plan.

After a year of visits, Xun You also gained a lot of insights and worked out a detailed plan.

Li Yao followed Xun You's footsteps, looked at the surrounding environment, and listened to the plan, nodding from time to time:
"Next year, we will launch troops against the Xiongnu in Bingzhou, so there is no way to provide enough food, and we will wait a little longer to clear the channels. After next year, I will definitely explain to you!"

After finishing speaking, Li Yao thought in his mind:

"The letter I wrote should also be delivered..."

(End of this chapter)