At night, the wind blew.

The dark clouds in the night sky dissipated, revealing the stars. While the leaves swayed in the wind, night insects were also chirping among the grass. The battlefield during the day penetrated into the darkness. The sound of choking meat and bones, and the roars of some wild beasts came from afar with the whimpering wind. After the foothills of the mountain, the temporary camp bonfire extended. Beside the bonfires, there were crowds of figures talking in scattered, and there were sometimes horses neighing in the camp.

After dark, the baggage immediately followed. At this time, when he was distributing some dried meat to the soldiers to replenish their strength, Huang Zhong dismounted at the gate of the Central Camp with his bow and knife. When he walked to the tent, several chariots drove past him. There were clanging metal collision sounds, and the captured Qin people's armor was captured. The remaining blood slashed through the car plate and dripped on the ground as the shaft rolled.

"Wen Chang, do you find it strange today in the battle?" Huang Zhong looked at the cart that passed by and stopped.

Wei Yan, who was walking half a foot away from behind, also looked at the chariot: "What is the general about the people of the Qin Dynasty?"

"...After killing down the hill, I found that there were few people with deep eyes and high noses inside. When I came back, I had doubts in my heart." Huang Zhong pinched the hilt of the knife in his hand and pressed a sound on the ground. Originally, Wei Yan wanted to say a few words, but now he looked at his expression and turned to the topic: "The governor gathered to promote the tent, and the old general was confused, so why not ask him in public?"

After a moment of silence, Huang Zhong looked at him sideways and nodded: "Of course you have to ask clearly this."

"It's better not to ask about it in public, the veteran general."

Suddenly a sound came from a distance. When the two of them looked, they were walking by the dim firelight, two figures walking side by side. One was tall and handsome, holding a big gun, extremely heroic. The other was wearing only a dark blue dress with a green scarf, a handsome face, a slender and upright figure, and a Confucian general's temperament.

When the two walked near, the burning smell of burning remains in the wind caused by the fire.

The person who spoke just now was Zhou Yu. His eyes flashed across the corner of his eyes. He glanced at Wei Yan over there in an understatement, said something like that just now with a deep meaning, and bowed to Huang Zhong with a smile: "For the first time I see that governor tonight, please don't stay outside for a long time, let's wait together."

"Two, come first!" Huang Zhong saw that the other party was unwilling to say more, so he made a gesture of inviting him.

Sun Ce bowed to him, walked in front of Zhou Yu with a big gun, and he lowered his voice: "Why did Gongjin just speak out to stop him? What's the problem?"

"Then Wei Yan wanted to instigate Huang Hansheng..." Zhou Yu walked to the side and looked at the big tent in the distance: "...If you question the Governor Gongsun in public, the old general would probably eat military sticks. Maybe he would lose his life. Wolves can also eat people."

"Wouldn't that be better? It's a mess. Once the internal strife is in trouble, the Western Expedition will not be completed. You and I can go back to Jiangdong." Sun Ce clenched his fist and gently waved it in the air, sighing: "Gongjin shouldn't meddle in other people's business."

"That governor would not let the Western Expedition give up halfway through so easily."

The burning light of the brazier in front of the big tent was already shining on his handsome face. Zhou Yu smiled and bowed to the guard holding the mace with a polite gesture. In a voice that only Sun Ce could hear, he said softly: "You and I come here in Jiangdong, and there is no popularity. I would like to remind the old general Huang. When he recalls it, he will naturally be grateful to us. The journey is long. If something is not good for the children of Jiangdong, someone will stand on your side and say something."

The slender fingers stretched out, lifted the curtain, and the moment the flames shone out inside, the words changed: "Please, Bo Fu." Sun Ce nodded, realizing that he was either going to continue the topic just now, or walking straight into the big tent.

At this time, two generals of the Cao army, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun, Zhang Fei, who came alone, and a middle-aged scholar who had never seen him in the marching. After the two went in to see him, they sat down in the right seat for a moment. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan also followed him in and sat down immediately below Sun Ce.

Everyone marched all the way, and they had some interactions. After sitting down, they were considered familiars. Even though the two sides had more or less secretly competed before, the atmosphere was still on the surface.

Outside the camp, footsteps were heard in a dense sound, and dozens of wolf guards guarded the leader and walked towards this side. Outside the big tent, rows of soldiers wearing armor and guns were standing straight, and thrust with a gun handle, making a sound. Li Ke, who was standing at the curtain, shouted: "Governor--"

Then he lifted up the curtain and followed the giant man behind his body.

In the tent, everyone who was still talking quickly stopped talking and stood up together. Sun Ce was still hesitating, and was pulled by Zhou Yu next to him, and then slowly stood up. He watched Gongsun Zhilongting, who was dragging his cloak, walk towards the first place and stand after the case. The generals just raised their hands: "We have seen the governor."

"Sit down." Gongsun Zhi stretched out his arms, asked Li Ke to take off his cloak, and waved his hand down: "When we came, Prime Minister Cao had sent someone to deliver your news to me. He also knew that you might not have any dissatisfaction among you when you saw me young, but it doesn't matter. There are times when you go to the Western Regions to let you understand me, okay, let's talk about serious matters!"

These unique words surprised the generals here, and they might be somewhat criticized if they were dissatisfied, but the other party crossed the grassland and first subdued the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei in thirteen years, and then destroyed the Wuhuan. Now they joined forces with Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao, which is somewhat convincing.

"This kind of momentum... I just called the Lord of the Troubled World." Below Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, who was wearing two armors, clenched his fists and pressed his knees, and couldn't help but nod.

Sun Ce raised his hands during the meal: "Governor, how should we do next?"

While speaking, Li Ke had already hung up the sheepskin map, spread it on the wooden rack, then retreated to the side, and stood up behind the desk, walked to the front of the map, and clicked on the map from Liangzhou to the Western Regions.

"......The things in Liangzhou are almost over. Although this battle did not completely erase the Qiang people, the rest were just some small tribes scattered in the deep mountains of Liangzhou. If we continue to suppress them in detail, we don't have this time. Now the Qin people who entered the country have been destroyed, but they will come for the third time after they come for the second time. The Han Dynasty is not his backyard, so they will come whenever they want. They will kill and burn the city. These accounts must be calculated clearly with them. Perhaps there are people who are unaware of it, but it doesn't matter. The emperor should be the clearest."

The calloused hands drew an arc on the map, with the names of some countries in the Western Regions marked on it, which was the route of the march: "To the north, we don't go, there are many Gobi and deserts there, and a long journey is equivalent to dying. We are currently in Zhangye, here!"

He clicked at a location on the map.

"Passing Zhaowu, passing through Zhangye's vassal state, passing through Huishui, and directly to Yumen Pass, and going west is Puchanghai, which is the gateway to the entire Western Regions. This will be the first baggage back camp stronghold to enter the Western Regions, then turn to the southwest and follow the foot of Kunlun Mountain..." Sliding his fingertips, landing on the first Western Regions name: "..... The city of Cheshi's former country, Shanshan, in the third year of Yuanfeng, Cheshi and Loulan, many small countries followed the Huns to plunder the Han land. Although they were later pacified, they had broken off contact after so many years. The other party may not welcome the Han people to enter the Western Regions again, so this time we went there, only one sentence!"

Gongsun Zhi turned his head, looked at the people below, grinned, revealing his white teeth: "Those who surrender are kind to you, and those who do not surrender are slaughtered."

“………After all, deterrence is necessary.”

After the low and cold words fell, no one of the generals present was killed in the sea of ​​blood. There was probably not much resistance to the massacre of the city, only Huang Zhong frowned slightly, but more of them, such as Sun Ce, Dian Wei and others, smiled fiercely: "For so many years, they have probably forgotten that I, the Han people, have become famous."

"........ Anyway, if there is a war, it's enough!" Zhang Fei stood up and laughed: "At that time, I'm willing to be a vanguard. I've been fighting for many years. From the north to Runan, I haven't gone to the Western Regions yet. Go back in front of my two brothers, and some of them will be blown away. Don't snatch me-"

Xiahou Yuan glared over and said, "You guy came here alone. You still use my troops and horses in one battle during the day... Where did you get the confidence to be a pioneer?"

"Father-in-law, you are not happy now. Why do you need to speak two families?"

"Zhang Yide, you..." Xiahou Yuan widened his eyes in anger and turned his face aside.

Everyone in the tent suddenly laughed out loud by the two of them. In fact, their private affairs were spread at the beginning, but this kind of family matter could not be brought to the table. If there was a face that made people feel disgusted, most of them would not be kept in their mouths. Now it was revealed that the two of them did not have blood flying everywhere, so they laughed no longer.

Gongsun Zhi smiled and looked at everyone and laughed for a while, and then reached out and pressed it. The noisy sound just calmed down. He sat back on the case: "The plan is temporarily decided. Tomorrow, we will set up the camp and wait for Lu Bu in the Zhangye vassal state, and the cavalry led by Zhao Yun came to meet. By the way, there are three cavalrymen in Xianbei, Wuhuan and Xiongnu, totaling about 60,000 to 70,000 people. If you restrain yourself, they will be the front army."

".........The slaves from the three surnames are here too?" Zhang Fei's voice suddenly rang out, and he heard a loud noise from the desk. Gongsun Zhi slapped the table suddenly, and his tall body stood up: "The Western Expedition is a major event, and I can hide all my personal grudges..."

The lights swayed, illuminating the angry figure on the tent.

"......If anyone violates military orders, he will be killed without forgiveness!"

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In the northeast, the wind blows across the grassland, causing ripples.

Xie Guini looked at the pampered letter with Xianbei characters, his eyes sank, and many complex emotions flashed in it. He was originally the son of Kuitou. His father was later killed by Kebineng and he also lived under his enemies. Now Kebineng is dead, and he was supported by the Wolf King of the North, which is legitimate.

However... the letter in his hand was Jian Man. The other party was once the son of Xianbei Shanyu and Lian. He fought for the country with his father Kuitou. In the end, he was defeated and separated and disappeared on the vast grassland. Unexpectedly, he contacted him.
Chapter completed!