Chapter 108 Plot against the Qiang

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 108 Plot against the Qiang

Han Feng laughed and said, "Why are you so polite... I hope you will take good care of me after I leave..."

In the end, Han Feng only took two of the pieces, keeping one piece for himself and passing the other piece to Han Xianchu on his right.

"Mr. Han, I'll say goodbye here. I'll defeat the Xiongnu and reunite with all my lords one day..."

After bidding farewell to the two of them, Zhang Yue immediately left the city and continued heading west.

Zhang Yue did not make any further stops along the way, and arrived in Dunhuang within a few days.

Compared with the previous time, Dunhuang is now much more prosperous and lively, and there are many more orchid wine restaurants in the city.

Zhang Yue restrained everyone, prepared gifts and went to see the Second Division General's Mansion.

Li Guangli was not in Dunhuang City at this time, but went to the north to inspect the border wall.

Here I unexpectedly met Li Guangli's personal guard commander, Colonel Geng Shu.

"Then I'll leave it to Captain Geng!"

"You're welcome, Marquis Yunyang, let's have some fun over wine some other time..."

Zhang Yue was in a hurry and left a gift for Geng Shu to give to Li Guangli, then left the general's mansion.

After a day of repairs in Dunhuang, Zhang Yue and his party continued westward.

As we approached Loulan City, we unexpectedly met the family of Liu Yannian, the former Marquis of Zhuzi who had been sent to the Luntai.

Looking at Zhu Zihou's family, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

At the same time, I also reminded myself secretly in my heart that I must not get carried away. Today for Zhu Zihou's family may be his tomorrow.

Zhang Yue originally had an opinion when he saw Liu Yannian, but after a second thought, he gave up the idea.

From the bottom of his heart, he still didn't want to have anything to do with the Prince Group.

Although he did not meet Liu Yannian, he still left some water for the Liu Yannian family and asked the escort to treat the Liu family well.

"Zhang Yue..."

Liu Yan, who was among the crowd, looked at Zhang Yue who was passing by, with hatred in his eyes.

…

When Zhang Yue and his party arrived in Loulan, Kong Zhang, who had already become the captain of Loulan Camp, held a grand banquet to welcome Zhang Yue.

At this time, the original Shanni City had been renamed Loulan City, and the Han army became its new master.

As for the capital of Shanshan Kingdom, it was moved southward more than a hundred miles away, but its name is still called "Juni"!

"Marquis Yunyang, are you here to invite me?"

After the banquet, Kong Zhang and Zhang Yue chatted alone.

"good!"

"Loulan and Luntai should watch and help each other..."

After some discussion in the house, the two reached a verbal agreement to assist each other in offense and defense.

During my stay in Loulan, intelligence from the Shache Kingdom was also passed on.

Wusun failed to attack Yarkand this time and had retreated back to Chigu City a month ago.

Zhang Yue, who was in a happy mood, was not in a hurry this time.

"Second and Third Sons, you have worked hard these days. Let's rest for two days and hit the road in three days..."

He gave the soldiers two days' leave. During these days of long-distance marching, the soldiers' bodies had reached their limits.

Since there is plenty of time, there is no need to rush.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to stay in Loulan, Zhang Yue also wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about the situation of the Nuoqiang Kingdom.

The Nuqiang country is also a branch of the Qiang people and originally lived in the Qinghai Lake area.

After the Qiang people were defeated by the Yuezhi people, the Nuoqiang tribe migrated to the Jinshan area and established the Nuoqiang kingdom.

Although Nuqiang is not small in area, its population and army are not large, according to the information provided by the Loulan people.

The Ruoqiang Kingdom has approximately 700 to 800 cavalrymen, but their combat effectiveness is quite good.

The country is extremely poor, with a severe shortage of food and various supplies.

Every autumn they would go down the mountain to rob Loulan, Qiemo, and Xiaowan countries, otherwise it would be difficult for them to survive the cold winter.

However, the Nuqiang Kingdom has two things that Luntai is extremely short of, one is salt and the other is iron.

In addition, Ruoqiang country also has excellent horse farms, which can raise a large number of war horses.

There is no shortage of horses in Luntai now. This is because of the strong support of Chang'an, but it is unknown how long this support can last.

During this trip to Chang'an, Zhang Yue discovered a serious problem.

Since Gongsun Jingsheng became the imperial servant, Chang'an's Ma Zheng was abolished.

According to the information obtained from Gongsun's remains, the servant should have had 150,000 horses, but in fact it was less than 40,000.

A large number of horses were resold by the servant Gongsun Jingsheng.

Now, except for Yu Lin, Qi Men, and Hu Qi, the other armies have been unable to obtain the full amount of war horses.

The captains of various ministries were almost unbearable towards the imperial servant Gongsun Jingsheng, but all these were temporarily suppressed by Gongsun Jingsheng's father, Prime Minister Gongsun He. This also forced Zhang Yue to make plans early.

If we can capture the treasure land of Nuqiang, then the three most important supplies of salt, iron, and war horses will not be a problem.

What can be worried about now is that there is Shanshan between Luntai and Nuoqiang, which makes Zhang Yue feel that he is beyond his reach.

…

When Zhang Yue was plotting against the Nuqiang Kingdom, Li Si, Lu Han, Mark, Guo Kai and others who learned of his return also came from their bases one after another.

Han Jiang and Cai Ting stayed in Luntai because of the current tense situation.

"Greetings to the Lord!"

"Congratulations, Lord!"

"Yue also wants to congratulate you all..."

When everyone met, they first congratulated each other with smiles.

This time, in addition to Zhang Yue being granted the title of Marquis, the entire Luntai army also received extremely generous rewards.

Li Si was promoted to the left as the Second Sima by the nobles and nobles.

Lu Han and Mark also moved to the left and became military princes. However, because Zhang Yue did not return, they still commanded the original troops.

Although Guo Kaize still held the position of Military Marquis, his title was promoted to Leqing.

Han Jiang and Cai Ting, who stayed in Luntai, were also worshiped as thousand husbands for their work in farming.

Everyone is naturally happy to see each other again after a long absence.

"Gentlemen, how is the current situation in Luntai?" Zhang Yue asked with a smile.

Cai Ting said with a smile, "So that the princes and princes will know that there are now 7,348 soldiers and civilians in our Luntai... The cultivated land has reached 210,000 acres..."

Zhang Yue was extremely surprised, "How come there are so many people?"

Cai Ting said, "Since the Battle of Shanguo, the Han people who were dispersed in Cheshi and Yanqi countries have gradually returned, and now there are more than 2,000 people..."

Zhang Yue was overjoyed, held up his palms and said, "Good!"

When he heard that Luntai had accommodated nearly two thousand fleeing garrison soldiers during this period, he was extremely happy.

After everyone reported, Zhang Yue also told everyone about his Chang'an and his party.

"So that everyone knows that a certain person here has recruited thousands of people when he returned to his hometown. Soon Yang You and Zhao Yi will escort him to Luntai..."

"Good... great good..."

Everyone was very happy when they heard it.

Everyone was extremely excited, just waiting to show off their skills.

Everyone got together and chatted for nearly two hours before it ended.

When everyone left, only Li Si stayed with an excuse.

Zhang Yue knew that Li Si had something to say.

"Sir, what can I ask you to teach me?"

Li Si said unhurriedly, "I don't know how the Lord will settle the Zhu Zihou clan?"

Zhang Yue was stunned, he really hadn't thought about it carefully.

He stood up and bowed, "I hope you can teach me, sir!"

When Zhang Yue was about to ask Li Si how he should arrange Liu Yannian, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
Chapter completed!