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Chapter 173 Unpredictable People

Arranging Balasagon's defense was simple, because Zhang Zhao didn't want to intervene too much in the first place, and he didn't have the energy to do so.

Besides, these people withstood Saktu's four-month siege. Saktu's soldiers and elite armored soldiers were more than those from Persia from Talas. If they could resist Saktu, there was a high probability that they would.

Can withstand the Persian attack.

Moreover, Zhang Zhao unified the Khotan palace guards to the east of the city, put the light cavalry of the Bashmi tribe into the city, and left a large number of horses, while he led the main force outside the city. This meaning is obvious.

If you dare not defend the city with all your heart, cut off its food routes, and pursue them in tandem, it will all be impossible.

If you don't fight hard, I, Duke Zhang, will dare to pull up my own army and run away, and the Persians will not dare to chase you.

However, before arranging tactics, Zhang Zhao still had to deal with some small things.

Ma Yaozi was standing next to him with a frown on his face, and behind him were Ma Shacai and Man Xiong.

"Baozi, can't you see that you are still having fun? It's embarrassing!

And you two, if you don’t dissuade Ma Yaozi from his bad behavior, why don’t you continue to do this nonsense together?”

Zhang Zhao looked at these three arrogant idiots speechlessly. Qiu Ba in this era was not at all difficult to take care of. He needed money, food, and women.

And when we first arrived in Balasagon, there was actually a commotion.

The dozen or so auxiliary soldiers of Basi Mi's army were keen on the treasures in the city, and they disliked the half-gang money given to each person by Zhang Jungong. The three horses in Khotan'an Army Prefecture were not enough, so they went to the rich households in the city to extort money.

In the end, the leader lost his head, and the rest received a beating from the army.

However, Ma Yaozi and the others were not short of money. As Zhang Zhao's closest confidants, it was a pity that Shandu Erlang could only pay back more than seventy people in total.

Each of them has two sets of armor, and all of them can shoot a bow, which is Zhang Zhao's core asset. Zhang Zhao will certainly not let them lack money.

The three of them now look like students who have made mistakes because they can't control what's in their crotches.

But in fact, according to the concept of this era, Zhang Zhao has a problem. In this era where the handle of the sword is the truth, the elite soldiers who are brave enough to win the three armies cannot lack anything but women.

Because there are no women, just go and rob them.

In the eyes of the great khans, kings of kingdoms, and the emperors and governors of the Central Plains, it was appropriate for the common people to suffer, and the top soldiers under their command had to serve them well.

What's more, this is in Anxi, and Hu Ji's belts are generally looser, so there shouldn't be any problem of lack of women.

However, perhaps because he was not a native, Zhang Zhao didn't care about money, but he really couldn't commit plunder, let alone indulge his soldiers in annihilation.

This may be the bottom line laid in his heart by decades of education in later generations. He is still unable to treat women as goods, no matter they are Han women or Hu Ji.

In fact, it’s not just women, it’s the same for men. Although I, Duke Zhang, are ruthless and ruthless, I’ll kill every ten of them, and I’ve done a lot of killing of whole families.

But as long as it is harmless to him, does not hinder him, and does not harm anyone, even if it is a beggar on the roadside, Zhang Zhao will not take away his life at will.

Moreover, in the past almost a year, Shanshan has also known Zhang Zhao's temper. He does not kill indiscriminately, does not annihilate prostitutes, and does not plunder.

When a city is captured, Zhang Zhong is usually sent into the city to make a number. As long as the wealthy merchants in the city can get the money together, there will be nothing wrong with them.

This is the case in Zhongyun State, and it is also the case in Shule and Xia Atush.

As for the soldiers under his command who want women, those who have money can rely on the capital given by their parents. Those who are ugly and stupid can only use money.

"What's wrong? Are you going to stop talking now? Didn't you shout in someone's house last night that if you don't obey, you will kill your whole family day and night?"

It is true that this horse kite is not afraid of death in battle, but it is also true that he is very courageous. If he is let out a little, he will dare to cause trouble.

Originally thinking that there was going to be a war soon, Zhang Zhao let them go out for a while, which could be regarded as a way to relieve stress.

You must know that it is not enough to strictly control you. You must relax when you should relax. People are working hard for you with their heads up. This is not acceptable, and that is not allowed. The team may not be able to lead it.

However, these three guys are making too much noise!

But Zhang Zhao didn't know that Ma Yaozi still felt aggrieved. He had negotiated a price with a Hu Ji girl and was planning to have a good night.

The result was amazing. When I entered the house, I saw this Hu Ji and her two younger sisters. They were much more beautiful than the Hu Ji who had negotiated a good price.

I immediately wanted to have a threesome. This was not an excessive request, as long as the conditions were negotiated.

But seeing that his horse face looked similar to that of Battle, the two little Hu Ji were not willing to do it. As a result, they didn't know what he said and made Ma Yao Zi angry, and they immediately started a big quarrel.

Just at this time, Ma Shacai and Barbarian Xiong, who were also passing by for fun, passed by.

The three of them simply worked together and released three white horses. Whether you like it or not, our business is considered successful. At the same time, the three of them also gave Hu Ji's husband and brother a good beating when they came to dissuade him.

"Who is called a mere Hu Ji? She dares to push back and forth and is not very smooth. She also says that someone's face looks like a donkey. If someone says that someone is a donkey, he will show her a donkey!"

Ma Yaozi didn't dare to contradict Zhang Zhao, so he lowered his head and muttered.

"Mr. Erlang, I can testify that Hu Ji did say that. She also said that if the young man from the day before yesterday came, he would be willing to train half a horse for nothing, but not even a kite!"

Barbarian Xiong immediately followed up and added, even though he looks like a bear, he looks like Li Kui, but he is very shrewd, knows how to help, and knows when to call the Duke and when to call the Erlangjun.

Zhang Zhao looked at Barbarian Bear in disbelief. What kind of Hu Ji is so courageous? He dares to laugh at a murderer like Ma Yaozi because he has a donkey face. He is not dead enough, right?

Wait...! Who was the boy the day before yesterday?

Zhang Zhao looked at Ma Shacai with questioning eyes. Ma Shacai murmured for a long time, unable to withstand Zhang Zhao's sharp gaze, he could only tell the truth.

"It's Huweihudalang. It's said that he often goes to the Orchid Garden and said he would take them back to Khotan."

"Go away! Starting tomorrow, you three will go into the mountain for me. I will settle the score with you after the battle!" Zhang Zhao waved his hand and drove these three people away without saying anything more.

"Erlangjun, so-and-so is back." As soon as the three of them left, Zhang Zhong came in. Zhang Zhao nodded to him, indicating that he would just say so.

"I went to see those Orchids. The reason why they dared to look down on Ma Yaozi was because they thought they had climbed into a noble family!"

Before Ma Yaozi and the other three were recruited, Zhang Zhao asked Lao Zhang Zhong to investigate.

Because Zhang Zhao instinctively felt that something was wrong, not that the behavior of Ma Yaozi and others was wrong. These arrogant guys holding knife handles, if Zhang Zhao hadn't been in charge, they would have burned, killed, and robbed them, let alone return the money.

.

So their behavior was normal. What Zhang Zhao wondered was, how could these Hu Ji dare to come to Zhang Zhao and sue Ma Yaozi and the others?

After checking the results, it turned out that something was indeed wrong!

"Are the people below fighting very well?" Zhang Zhao did not ask Zhang Zhong this time, but asked Fan Quan behind him.

Although Fan Dalang was released by Zhang Zhao as a general, he still stayed close to Zhang Zhao on weekdays and leaned towards him no matter what happened, which showed that he was the closest person to Zhang Erlang.

"It's a great fight!" Fanquan nodded.

"Our own cavalry is small, and the three hundred Yue cavalry Bai Congxin can't get in at all. They would rather listen to a leader like Hu Dalang than to listen to Bai Congxin, a captain of cavalry.

Now what Lao Bai can mobilize is our twenty-odd cavalry and Captain Li’s armored cavalry.”

Zhang Zhao felt a little irritable because he was facing a big problem now, that is, his foundation was very unstable. The reason for this problem was very simple. He did not dare to give his subordinates lands, houses, and beauties.

Although he now has Polu State and is about to have Balashagon, these two places are not the foundation of Zhang Zhao's ideals.

His foundation is to return to the rebel army to seize power, and then march eastward to the Central Plains.

Therefore, he could not reward his soldiers and generals with fields and houses in Anxi for them to settle down, because once they settled down, it would be hard to say how many people would be willing to return eastward with him.

Humans are very complicated animals. For example, in his small team, there is the silly Dunzhu, who often makes fools of himself, but is actually very smart.

On the surface, Bai Congxin talks about the Tang Dynasty, but in his heart, he is thinking about whether he can restore the foundation of the Bai family in Qiuci.

There is also Huwei, who has been in trouble recently, and still regards the three hundred Yueqi as the family's private soldiers, and is not satisfied with Zhang Zhao's breaking them up and organizing them into Youyidu.

Each of them has different personalities and demands. It is not easy to get them to obey your orders and work hard in one place.

Zhang Zhao was trapped by his own planned plan, and because it had not been properly repaired, he had not had time to gather his subordinates into a group. The Yueqi led by the Hu family broke up the formation, and they had only recently begun to do so. of.

And this also gave Zhang Zhao a reminder. As he continues to expand in Anxi and Hezhong, how to find a balance between the demands of his men and his return to the east?

How can people be willing to follow him and give up the country he conquered in Anxi and return to Dunhuang?

These are all issues that have been put on the agenda and must be resolved.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that by the time he completes his set goal in Anxi, he won't be able to bring many people back.

"Give those Hu Ji a few pieces of cloth and tell them that if they dare to make noise again, don't think that my swords and guns are just decorations. Call Hu Guang back and give Hu Wei a task to help Guo Guangsheng recruit some herdsmen."

Zhang Zhao has no good solution for the time being. The war is imminent, so he can only get rid of the tiger's power first to avoid anything bad happening.

But after the war, we still had to find an excuse to drive this guy out of Youyi City.

Not only him, any of the Yueqi given by Cao Yuanxin who had the same idea as Huwei should also be driven away.

Because they reminded Zhang Zhao of a very bad existence, that is, the Silver Spear Effect Jiedu in Wei Bo Town.

Isn't this a model group of military democracy that allows its own military governors to bring in outsiders just to completely eradicate them?

A group of junior officers and top soldiers married each other and formed a strong military group. They did not ask about right or wrong, did not look at right and wrong, only looked at whether it was beneficial to themselves.

If Shangguan can get money, he will give you a hand. If he can't get money, he will stab you with a gun.

From time to time, he would set up Jiedushi to rebel, and plunder everywhere in the name of Jiedushi.

The imperial court would send troops to fight, and if they were beaten, they would be beaten hard, and then the imperial court would spend a lot of money to buy peace.

If you can't defeat them, it's easy to deal with it. Just kill the Jiedushi and some town generals. We can correct the chaos and return to the wrong path. In this way, we can return from the rebel army to the official army and still get the reward.

Just wait for the next Jiedushi to take office, live in peace for a year or two, and then repeat this operation.

This is obviously what Tiger Dalang did, ostracizing Bai Congxin and provoking Ma Yaozi, perhaps with the intention of expressing dissatisfaction to Zhang Zhao.

But to a greater extent, Hu Wei felt that there was nothing wrong with doing this, or he felt that the rules should be like this. The three hundred Yue Cavalry were headed by the Hu family, and it was wrong for Zhang Zhao to organize them to travel to Yidu.

"My lord, a messenger has come to report that Captain Li has arrived at the edge of Rehai. He will arrive tomorrow. This time he has brought another hundred elite cavalry, all of whom are the elites of the Li family in Luzhou!"

After Wu Yuan'er's joyful announcement, he came in with a letter. It turned out that Li Ruotai, who had gone to Khotan, had returned. Zhang Zhao took the letter and glanced at it quickly.

Although Li Ruoliu didn't know yet whether he was pregnant with a boy or a girl, the descendants of Wudu County Prince Yuchi Sheng, represented by Luzhou Governor Li Ruoyu, had already decided to place their treasure on Zhang Zhao.

"Hurry! Chase back the loyal man!" Zhang Zhao shouted. Now that Li Ruotai has come over again with a hundred horses, the situation is different.

"Zhong Weng, go and buy those three Hu Ji, and then give them to Hu Wei, saying they were given by someone!"

Fanquan behind him was stunned. Erlangjun was a little too indulgent of Huwei by doing this, but then he saw a trace of cruelty flash across Zhang Zhao's face.

"Anyone among the three hundred Yue cavalry who comes close to Hu Wei will have all their rewards taken away and let them go back to Khotan!"

Zhang Zhao sneered, Huwei encouraged these people to cause trouble, but in the end, only his reward was not deprived, and there were three more Hu Ji.

With Hu Wei's stingy personality, it seems that he is not willing to compensate the losses of those around him.

At the same time, they were sent to Khotan to see how Huchile would express his stance. If Huchale was reluctant to punish his son, Zhang Zhao would give up on them after this battle.

As for those three Hu Ji, they listened to others' advice and were so bold that they should pay the price for their actions.


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