My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 190 Xirong went south to Qiliang, and Ding'an planned to establish the Qingzhou Army
On November 22, the last batch of grain arrived on the north bank of the Hun River and entered Zhangzhou.

The grain bags were carried out of the cabin on the back of the porter and loaded onto the carriage. The driver, under the gaze of the surrounding soldiers, formed a convoy with other carriages and left the dock for the official road.

The requisitioned boats and hired boatmen finally ended their nearly three-month errands on this day. They happily went to the dock to settle wages with the officials. The boatmen each received almost 70 taels, and except for the boatman who received the renter's In addition to 420 taels, there is also additional compensation for ship loss.

Everyone who got what they deserved praised the King of Xia.

In contrast to the joy of the boatmen, restaurants, and tea service merchants of the Yan State, a large number of people who moved from Chendu County walked on the official road at the border of Zhangzhou with confused eyes. Along the way, the soldiers of the Yan State did not harm them. However, If someone tried to escape along the way, these soldiers would catch him and beat him brutally. If the Wei people still dared to resist, they would basically be killed, and then they would dig holes and bury them on the spot.

As the last month of the year approaches, the weather becomes extremely cold, and Yan State will also provide them with food and bonfires to keep them warm at night.Even so, some old and frail people died quietly during this long-distance migration.

Soon, nearly half of them settled in Zhangzhou with their families, while another group of strong young men and women continued to follow the army, groups of carriages, cattle and horses into Ding'an County in Rongzhou in the north.

The sounds of cattle and horses all over the mountains and plains were heard one after another, munching on grass and moving forward slowly. In the distance, there were nearly [-] Wei people moving north under the surveillance of Qingqi, faintly sobbing and yelling. Behind them were vehicles loaded with wooden boxes, Grain sacks and carriages, but no one dared to covet these belongings at will.

Among the teams heading north, a six-wheeled cart was guarded by a group of armored and brave men, with green smoke floating out of the window.

A statue of a deity swayed along with the car, seeming to be looking at the back of the person sitting on the big tiger-skin chair in front of him.

"...Your Majesty, please tell me, from which of you did you learn the practice of taking people and defrauding them of money?" Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong asked in a low voice.

All the spirit figures were silent for a while, and then shook the spirit tablets in tacit agreement.

Then they shouted in unison: "Despicable!" "Shameless!" "Haha, this is the one who does great things!"

"Then the Emperor of Wei will be furious when he hears the news!"

"As a king, how can you judge a hero by his means!"

"That's not what you said about the previous Emperor of Yan!"

"Speaking of which...it's a good trick to defraud Wei of money and food and kidnap a large number of people. It coincides with Ji's!"

"Humph, Liu Ji, you have also broken up the contract, right? You attacked Xiang Yu secretly and was beaten to a terrible state... How come Changsheng coincides with You!"

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Su Chen sat on the big chair, flipping through the news in his hand, and listening to the whispers of his ancestors in the car. In his peripheral vision, Li Xuanba had two sledgehammers hanging on his waist, and he floated out of the car as he walked. When Li Er spoke, the expression on his face was very different from that on the battlefield, and he looked much more honest.

There was a lot of noise all around, but for Su Chen, it did not affect his thoughts.

The news in his hand was delivered by a fast horse sent by Lei Tong of Yantang Pass. Fortunately, he met Na Lingqi on the way and it was considered timely.

"Liang and Qi... were beaten by the Xirong people... there was a locust plague, and they really attacked the bordering Liang and Qi countries..."

When Su Chen traveled across the country, he studied these two countries on the map. Liang State is located in the northwest, connected to the desert to the west, and bordered by the grasslands of the Xirong people to the north and northeast. Qi State and Zhangzhou are separated by the tail of Yanshan Mountain. The mountain range borders the Liang Kingdom in part to the west, the middle and upper section of the Hun River to the south, and borders the Wei Kingdom across the river. However, the entire north is connected to the grassland. It has been used to guard against Rong tribes all year round, and several passes have been built. In October this year In the second half of the year, almost the entire north was being plundered by the Xirong people.

Lei Tong sent a message that a Xirong tribe came to the place where Yelang's tribe was. The other party had sent several tribes of light cavalry to detect the defenses of Youyan Mountain and Yantang Pass.

However, they did not launch an attack on Yantang Pass. They only plundered a few groups of caravans and began to prepare for the winter.

"These barbarians started dancing again." Su Chen tapped his fingertips on the handrail, and called Wu Zixun, asking him to go to the front and invite Guo Jia here.Su Chen originally wanted to ask the emperors behind him, but after asking too many questions, he always felt that he was too incompetent.

It's different to seek advice from counselors.

Not long after, Wu Zixun came back on horseback. Guo Jia, who was following him, rode over, got on the carriage, took the letter and read the contents, and then heard Su Chen's hesitation.

He smiled.

"Your Majesty, why are you hesitant? Although Lu Bu and Zhang Liao are not here, Ma Chao can handle Xirong. They spend the winter. We use our troops. Not only can we get horses, but we can also capture a lot of cattle and sheep. The rest of the soldiers The horse will be resting safely until next spring. In addition, has the king thought about capturing a group of Xirong to fight for the king? In this way, I, Fang Erlang, will be able to save a few people from dying."

Foreign troops?

Su Chen frowned. He had been in this world for 11 years and had a deep prejudice against the Xirong people. He had a completely different attitude from the slaves in the snowy fields.

According to Guo Jia's statement, he felt a little confused after all, but letting them charge forward and saving the lives of his soldiers made him excited.

The Xirong people have a plundering nature and are born with light cavalry. As long as they understand the meaning of the flag language, they may not become an elite cavalry.

"Gu Ye is a little tempted by the suggestion of sacrificing wine, but the large tribe of Xirong is still there. It is obviously not possible for these Xirong people to be willing to sacrifice their lives for Gu. If they turn against each other on the battlefield, it will be fatal."

Su Chen shook his head and suppressed this idea for the time being, and using Xirong people would somewhat disappoint the people of Yunzhen and Yantangguan.

"I won't mention this matter for now, but the use of troops in winter as mentioned before the wine sacrifice is feasible. Give Ma Chao's two thousand cavalry, and prepare both men and horses with things to keep out the cold. It may not be able to be effective in one battle."

The long queue extended to the north. Not long after, on the 27th, the front line of the huge team entered Gulang, Rongzhou, and then arrived at Ding'an County. Sorting it out is enough to properly place the grain, gold and silver brought back.

As for the cattle and sheep, a pasture was built in the grain storage area south of the city, and this large group of livestock was temporarily stored here.

When he came back, Su Chen secretly visited the imperial prisoners who were collecting grain here. Now they also know that Su Chen has been promoted to the king of Xia and is no longer the general who raised the banner of righteousness. Now many people are willing to join the army.

"This year we will replenish the Xiliang and Youyan armies. We will choose from among them. After all, they are all soldiers who have fought in the war. Yue Jin's side also intends to let him follow his instructions and form the first camp."

Le Jin was not as good as Dian Wei and Li Xuanba in terms of force, but he led the troops to fight to the death. Regarding the control of the front line, he was indeed the most tenacious among them and was able to fight tough battles.

"Let's form a Qingzhou Army, with Xian Deng and the Tiger and Leopard Battalion. What do you think about offering wine?"

"Your Majesty already has a case in his mind, so why bother asking Jia again? However, Your Majesty must be able to handle a bowl of water evenly, and the generals in the Tang Kingdom should also be treated accordingly."

"Don't worry, Xia Houyuan still leads the Xiliang soldiers to fight when he comes here. It's time to let him lead the original troops and horses. It just so happens that the surrendered troops from the Wei State can be used, and a group of county soldiers will be transferred to him from Ding'an City. .”

Su Chen looked at the barracks of prisoners in the field in front of him, turned his horse's head, turned around and returned to the advancing team.

After nightfall, King Xia secretly entered the city and returned to Su Mansion.

Su's house was decorated with lights and decorations inside and outside, and more than ten banquet tables were set up. Su Congfang and Xiao Wei, as well as Su's relatives and servants in the house, all put on new clothes and gathered in the front yard eagerly. Hope.

　The last few pictures describe the plots between historical figures, as well as the development of the Yan Kingdom.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)