Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Zhang Yue frowned and was about to ask.

The voice of the attendant reporting could already be heard outside the door.

"For your information, Lord, news has just arrived that the team escorting former Zhuzi Hou Liu was attacked by horse thieves!"

Zhang Yue and Li Si were both shocked when they heard this.

"Are there any casualties?"

"Seven of the garrison soldiers responsible for escorting were killed and 17 injured!"

"Where is the Liu family?"

"Liu died, and his son Yan took advantage of the chaos to escape..."

"Where are the enemies?"

"No casualties!"

Zhang Yue and Li Si looked at each other with heavy hearts.

"I know, let's get down!"

"promise!"

Inside the house, Zhang Yue and Li Si stood looking at each other. Neither of them believed that this was the work of horse thieves.

"Sir, who do you think is responsible for this?"

"What do you think?" Li Si asked back

Zhang Yue frowned, "Those who have the strength to do this are the Xiongnu, Qiang, Yueshi, and Guandong..."

"They have no motive and it is not consistent with their usual style..."

Li Si nodded, "Your Majesty, don't forget who will benefit the most from Liu Yannian's death..."

Zhang Yue was startled and lowered his voice, "Fighting for the reserve..."

Li Si nodded.

Zhang Yue thought for a moment, "Someone wants to use this to provoke a dispute between Kansai and Kanto!"

"Of course, we just happened to meet at the right time..."

Zhang Yue agreed, "Sir, what do you think we should do?"

Li Si said confidently, "You don't have to do anything, just report it truthfully..."

Zhang Yue understood, "Sir, what you mean is to wait and see what happens..."

Zhang Yue stayed in Loulan for five days before continuing to Luntai.

When I returned to Luntai, it was already June of the third year of Tianhan.

It was late July when the news of Liu Yannian's attack and murder reached Chang'an.

However, this news did not cause any disturbance in Chang'an.

Because at this time, the entire Chang'an was attracted by a more important matter.

In July of the third year of Tianhan, the Huns invaded Kou Yanmen in large numbers and killed the prefect of Yanmen and thousands of soldiers.

The emperor was furious at this incident and severely punished the officials who neglected their duties.

One ordered the Han troops around Yanmen to counterattack, and the Northern troops stationed in Chang'an, as well as Yulin and Hu Qi, were also mobilized.

After plundering Yanmen for several days, the Huns retreated to Mobei before Han reinforcements arrived.

The unwilling emperor and Chang'an plotted revenge against the Huns.

…

Although Zhang Yue was also very angry about what happened in Yanmen, he understood that anger would not help.

What he has to do now is to strengthen his own strength, wait for the opportunity, and cooperate with Li Guangli's Han army to defeat the right side of the Xiongnu.

This is the biggest blow and revenge against the Huns.

In September of the third year of Tianhan, Yang You and Zhao Yi led the garrison soldiers and immigrants from Yunyang County to Luntai.

"I report to you, this time there are 1,278 garrison soldiers, 113 civilian households, and a population of 602..."

"43 people died on the way, but there were 1,246 garrison soldiers and 591 civilians..."

"Thanks for your hard work!"

…

After more than three years of hard work, Luntai is now different from what it used to be, with a population of more than 10,000.

And it is mainly young and middle-aged, with a population of more than 9,000 aged 15-35.

The important affairs of the country are military service and sacrifice. For Luntai, they are farming and war.

Located at the forefront of the battle between Han and Hungary, troops and food were top priorities.

After discussion and research, Zhang Yue once again reorganized the Han army in Luntai.

According to the plan, the future Han army in Luntai will also be divided into regular soldiers and field soldiers.

Among them, the main soldiers were organized into 5 groups, and individual artillery units, plus Zhang Yue's personal soldiers, totaled 2,800 people.

In each song, the officer on the left is cavalry, and the officer on the right is infantry. The officer on the left and the right team are cavalry, and the officer on the left is cavalry.

Both cavalry and infantry are equipped with horses, but infantry fights on dismounted foot.

In fact, Zhang Yue did not come up with this organization himself, but learned the organization and combat methods of the Anxi Army of later generations.

Just training or training according to the original method.

Except for the regular soldiers, the rest of the young and strong soldiers were all classified as field soldiers.

The field camp also includes craftsmen, builders, and hydraulic engineers.

The field soldiers are relatively similar to the guards soldiers in the early Ming Dynasty.

In extreme circumstances, Zhang Yue could mobilize 8,000 men into battle.

As for the equipment, some upgrades have also been made, and all war horses are now equipped with new stirrups.

Originally, Zhang Yue planned to equip all the war horses with horseshoes, but unfortunately, Luntai simply could not produce so much iron.

Zhang Yue had no choice but to do the next best thing, and first equipped the lancers with horseshoes.

After some reorganization, the combat effectiveness of the Han army in Luntai was further improved.

Especially the lance cavalry. After many drills and training, the lance cavalry can now break through the Hun cavalry that is five times their size after setting up a formation.

We have truly made it possible for one Han to defeat the five barbarians!

But at this time, another problem appeared in front of Zhang Yue, waiting for him to solve it urgently.

The total population of the Luntai area is now close to 14,000. Although female slaves are continuously introduced from surrounding countries, the number of women is still less than 3,000.

Under military control, there may be no problems for the time being, but problems will definitely arise in the long run.

Women represent reproduction. Without women, the future will be lost.

Zhang Yue was thinking about how to solve the woman's problem when Mani came to Luntai again with his caravan.

"Servant, meet the master!"

Mani met Zhang Yue in strict accordance with the Han ritual.

"Mani, is this trip going well?" Zhang Yue asked with a smile.

Mani said, "Thanks to you, Master, everything goes well with the caravan. My servant also brought what Master wanted this time..."

"Oh! Thank you for your hard work. I'll go find Cai Ting later. He will give you a satisfactory reward!"

"Thank you Master, I have prepared some gifts for Master this time, please accept them..."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Thank you so much!"

"Servant, I don't dare!"

Mani clapped his hands, and several young women with different skin colors walked in.

Zhang Yue was stunned. He did not expect that the gift Mani prepared for him was actually a woman.

Then he felt relieved. It was common in this era to use women as gifts.

A few years ago, Zhang Yue purchased female slaves because of population problems, and now he plans to use this method again.

"Come here, take them down and hand them over to Marquis Cai Jun for placement!"

"promise!"

After the women were taken away, Zhang Yue turned around and asked, "Mani, rest in peace, body poison, is the slave trade in the Yuezhi countries still flourishing?"

Mani said thoughtfully, "In the countries west of Luntai, the slave trade is second only to the Silk Road trade..."
To be continued...