Feng Yong, who was far away in Longyou, naturally didn't know that someone was trying to trick him. He thought it was because the weather was cold and he hadn't adapted to it.
At the end of September, Longyou is about to enter October, and the weather has turned from cool to cold.
I was riding a horse and galloping, the wind blew on my face, and I felt a dull pain.
Since the battle of Qingshui, Feng Yong led his people to patrol from south to north, and no large-scale Qiang rebellion could attract his attention.
The largest number of people is only a few hundred people entrenched on a certain mountain.
Either send the Qiang and Hu to explain it personally, or the other party just waits and surrenders. If you really want to meet a die-hard element, just go over there. What strategy is there?
It can only be regarded as a security war, not a rebellion.
But regardless of whether they were rebels or not, Feng Yong immediately drove them all to Pingxiang.
There is no other way. The Qiang and Hu in Tianshui and Nan'an are okay. After all, they already have communication channels. Even in winter, they can go to Jicheng or Pingxiang to get some relief food without worrying about starving to death.
But Feng Yong, the Qiang and Hu of Hanyang County, was really uneasy: What if you took my food and became bandits? So you might as well go to Pingxiang and help me build the city.
Anyway, judging from the current situation, the number of Qiang and Hu people in Hanyang County that can be found is only 50,000 to 60,000 at most.
In addition, the Qiang and Hu have a semi-nomadic habit, so moving tens of thousands of people is not a big problem - where is nomadicism not nomadic?
To be honest, in the entire Hanyang County, the Qiang and Hu population was less than 100,000. This data was a bit beyond Feng Yong's expectation.
Not only in Hanyang County, but also in Tianshui County, which has the largest population, the number of Qiang and Hu people currently reported is only about 100,000.
In addition to those who are not counted, according to Feng Yong's estimation, at most they will not exceed half of the known number of people.
So after calculation, excluding Longxi County, the remaining three counties of Longyou have less than 300,000 Qiang and Hu.
The current population of Yuexun County has reached 300,000, and one county is equivalent to three counties.
Even if the population of Qiang and Hu is half the number of Han people, Tianshui County cannot compare with Yuexun County.
The desolation of Longyou is really no joke.
This is one of the reasons why Feng Yong dared to promise to supply Qiang and Hu winter food.
After all, God didn't drive people to a dead end this year. It started to rain in August, which was the time to plant winter wheat.
In this way, the Qiang and Hu in Tianshui and Nan'an counties will be able to barely harvest a batch of grain by May or June next year.
Coupled with the cattle, sheep and some stored grains of the Qiang and Hu tribes, Feng Yong actually only needs to provide part of the rations and grains, which can almost get them through.
Smaller tribes that really don't have much to store food can go to Pingxiang to exchange their energy for food, and there will probably be no problem.
For Feng Yong, the pressure is neither too great nor too small.
However, with the grain production base of Yuexun and the Nanxiang Trade Center, it is not a big problem.
Of course, it would be better if we could get some food from the wealthy families in Longyou.
The Colonel Guarding Qiang was just thinking about it when the sentry cavalry sent to the front to investigate brought back a message: General Suibian was coming with a hundred cavalry.
After a while, I saw smoke and dust rising in front of me.
Qiang protector Liu Hun led the Qiang and Hu cavalry to meet them.
At the same time, Zhang Ni and Jufu asked the Han army to form a formation as a precaution.
Huo Yi went to the rear to arrange the remaining Qiang and Hu cavalry.
Soon, Liu Hun came back with someone, and it turned out to be Zhao Guang.
"Brother!"
Zhao Guang recognized Feng Yong from a distance, shouted, whipped his horse whip, and rushed over.
"Let him in."
Feng Yong asked someone to pass on the order.
The crossbowmen and the swordsmen opened a passage with a bang.
When Feng Yong saw Zhao Guang, he felt a little excited.
Although they were only separated for a few months, after walking on the edge of life and death, it seemed like they were separated by years.
Feng Junhou is brewing emotions here and just wants a warm hug.
Unexpectedly, in the middle of Zhao Guang's joyful running, he didn't know what happened. He suddenly turned over and dismounted, walked up to a Mo Dao hand, looked left and right, and even reached out to touch the Mo Dao's blade.
Feng Yong waited for a long time, but he didn't come... He didn't come...
A gust of cold wind blew by, extinguishing Feng Yong's fiery brotherhood and bringing up a wisp of green smoke.
Feng Yong twitched the corner of his mouth, gritted his teeth, and with a cold face, ordered, "Stop the team."
After the military order was passed down, there was a "swish" sound, Mo Dao was put away and assembled. Zhao Guang was caught off guard and was squeezed out of the queue.
Even so, this guy was still reluctant to leave.
"Brother, I haven't seen before that the Modao team is so powerful." Zhao Guang walked up to Feng Yong, his eyes still glancing in the direction of the Modao team, "Tell me, can you..."
"No!" Before Zhao Guang finished speaking, Feng Yong knew what he wanted to fart, and immediately broke his illusion, "You can't afford it even if I give it to you."
When Zhao Guang heard this, his face suddenly became unconvinced, "It's not like I don't have money!"
Feng Yong sneered, "You? With all your wealth combined, you can support at most a hundred children. What will you use to marry Huang Niangzi?"
Why is it that the Mo Dao team was so successful in the street pavilion, but Zhuge Lao Yao didn’t plan to form one?
There is only one reason, and that is that the cost is too high.
Not to mention the Mo Dao, the craftsmanship is complicated and difficult to make. One Mo Dao is enough to cost a family two years.
Not to mention the armor on his body.
Even the Mo Dao team that Feng Yong has on hand is actually not considered complete, because the armor has not yet reached the ideal requirements in his mind.
This is just for weapons and armor. Mo Daoshou's height and physical strength also have strict requirements.
There are also disciplines, team consciousness, wartime commands, etc. These may seem very basic, but they are highly demanding for soldiers in this era.
The population base of Nanxiang and Yuexi is more than 300,000, but Feng Yong can only gather so few people. It is not without reason.
This is despite the fact that Nanxiang soldiers account for the majority. If there are too few Nanxiang soldiers as the backbone of the grassroots, the Modao team's combat effectiveness will begin to decrease.
What's more, in order to ensure Mo Daoshou's nutrition, meat is indispensable.
Lin Lin finally came down, and the prime minister of the Han Dynasty could only sigh in despair.
How many years has the Han Dynasty been rich? The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty is really afraid of poverty. How can he dare to spend money as lavishly as Feng Yong?
The reason why the Colonel Guarding Qiang can control such a large amount of money is actually because the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty wanted to subsidize the Mo Dao team and let Feng Yong maintain the only Mo Dao team in the Han Dynasty. If it could continue to expand, that would be even better.
When Zhao Guang heard Feng Yong finish all the calculations for him, he was hit hard by him on the spot. He just muttered unwillingly, "No wonder my brother was so nervous about expenses last year."
"Okay, stop complaining." Feng Yong led him towards the camp, "Tell me about the situation over there."
The meeting place with Zhao Guang was arranged at the foot of the west foot of Longshan Mountain in the northernmost part of Hanyang County, closest to Anding County.
Zhao Guang came over the mountain from Xiaoguan via Jilong Road.
"It's bitter! Brother, you don't know. In the past few months, we have only eaten dry food. Look at the corners of our mouths, how rotten they are!"
Zhao Guang caught up a few steps, pointed at the corner of his mouth, and complained to Feng Yong.
"Also, it gets colder in Anping than in Shuzhong. It's not even October yet. You have to light a fire to keep warm at night. Otherwise, the clothes in the army today can't stop the cold at all."
The climate in central Sichuan is different from that in the north. Feng Yong had warned Zhao Guang and others a long time ago, but it was obvious that even though they were mentally prepared, they were still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Didn't I tell you to boil more pine needle water to drink?"
During the making process of fried noodles, vitamins are destroyed and exhausted, so additional supplements are needed.
Otherwise, like Zhao Guang, the rotten corners of his mouth would be considered minor.
Zhao Guang coughed dryly and said, "I drank too much. Sometimes I feel sick and can't drink anymore."
"I think you're the only one who can't drink!" Feng Yong glared at him, "You have so many problems! Did you have a picky mouth before?"
Zhao Guang was speechless and speechless.
"As for the warm clothes, don't worry. I've already asked Nanxiang to prepare them. Dongfeng Express will deliver them soon."
The reason why Feng Yong was so anxious to inspect Hanyang County was actually to ensure the safety of the Xiaoguan grain road.
Otherwise, those rebellious Qiang and Hu would also be a headache for the logistics team from time to time.
In the camp, dried chicken has been steamed, boiled mutton, and picked wild onions and the like.
The most important thing is rice.
The aroma of meat and rice filled the entire camp.
Zhao Guang's eyes were glowing green. He rushed forward and scooped out a spoonful of rice and stuffed it into his mouth. He was so burned that he whined and refused to open his mouth.
"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you!"
Feng Yong looked at him like a hungry dog grabbing food, stuffing everything he could into his mouth in a hurry, and persuaded him from the side.
"Woo..." Zhao Guang shook his head, not knowing what he was saying, and juices were splashing everywhere.
In your current appearance, how can you still have any trace of the handsome young man’s unparalleled demeanor that he had when we first met him?
It seems that he did suffer a lot while guarding Xiao Guan.
It wasn't until he picked out the last grain of rice in the pot and put it in his mouth that Feng Yong asked, "Have you eaten? Tell me what's going on over there in Anding?"
Stability is very important. At least for now, Xiaoguan in Anding County is the only stronghold of the Han Dynasty that occupies the east side of Longshan.
Through this stronghold, the Han Dynasty could cross Longshan without any scruples, or go south to threaten Qian County, or go southeast to threaten Xinping County.
Qixian County was an important city for Cao Wei to block the Long Pass after it lost the Long Pass.
Xinping County was an important barrier for Cao Wei to protect the pass after Anping responded to the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty.
"It's a mess, it's a mess." Zhao Guang burped, "Over in Xinping County, I heard that Cao Cao had deployed 50,000 troops to try to march into Anding."
"In Anding County, there are those who support the Han people, and some who are against the Cao thieves. Qiang and Hu, the wealthy clans, have raised their flags. These forces, large and small, are so intertwined that they are almost losing their minds."
After hearing these words, Feng Yong nodded. It seems that Anding County has become a buffer zone between the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei. If there is no chaos, there will be trouble.
"Didn't it say that Yang Tiao, a wealthy family in Yuezhi City, raised troops to respond to the Han Dynasty?"
When Zhao Guang heard this, he had a troubled look on his face, "This Yang Tiao, I also have a headache. When I arrived at Xiaoguan, I tried to find a way to contact him and ask him to move to the west so that I could take care of him."
"But he didn't agree, saying that he wanted to defend Yuezhi City. But Yuezhi City is a bit far away from Xiaoguan. It's good to say now, after all, Anping is in chaos, and Yuezhi City is considered strong, so there is no need to worry for the time being."
"But that won't be the case in the future. If the Cao thieves march to Anding next year and attack Yuezhi City from the north, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to support them."
Feng Yong frowned slightly after hearing this. This was a problem.
After all, the other party was a person who responded to the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition. If he didn't save him when he was in danger, it would chill people's hearts.
If we go to rescue, the distance is too far, and in such an important place as Xiaoguan, how can we easily divide our troops? If we fall into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, we will regret it later.
Feng Yong thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I'll find a way to get you some horses, and then you can form a cavalry army of thousands of people. If there is an emergency in Yuezhi City, let Wei Ran lead these thousands of cavalry."
"Your main task is to guard Xiao Pass. If you don't have an order, you must not lead the army to leave easily, so as not to be taken advantage of."
After hearing this, Zhao Guang was overjoyed and said, "I knew my brother loved me!"
Get out of here! What I love is my Xijun!
"But it's up to you to bring up the matter to the Prime Minister yourself."
"It's natural."
Feng Yong pondered for a moment and then said, "Also, if you have anything to do, write to General Zhao and General Ma and ask them what tips they have for the cavalry."
"One of them is an adult of yours, and the other is your cousin." At this point, Feng Yong glanced at Zhao Guang, "If you can learn the true ability of commanding a cavalry, I will give you some big gifts."
"Brother, are you serious about what you said?"
When Zhao Guang heard this, his eyes shone and he quickly came over and asked.
The big gift that my brother calls is definitely not an ordinary big gift.
"What do you think of Huo Qiaoqi?"
"There are many bravery, six long-distance drives, electric shocks and thunder, drinking horses from the sea, sealing wolves to live in the mountains, crossing the river to the west, and praying to all the counties. If I can get eleven of them, I will have no regrets even if I die!"
"I can't say whether these great gifts of mine can make you the second Huo Qiaoqi, but if you can get half of them, I think it should be no problem."
Zhao Guang suddenly stood up, kicked over the bowl and pot at his feet, and rushed forward, "Brother, brother! You must give it to me!"
"First, let's learn the cavalry skills of General Zhao and General Ma!"