Different from those memorandums published by scholar-bureaucrats, Feng Yong knew the details of his group of soldiers.
Although they were literate, in the eyes of the scholar-bureaucrats, they were not even close to being from a poor family, and they were still regarded as poor people.
But they are indeed different from Guizhou Cangtou, because they have begun to have a vague self-awareness, know what they want, and how to get it.
At the same time, we will independently maintain this rising channel.
Feng Yong only needs to combine what they want with the revival of the Han Dynasty and make them realize that only by eliminating the Cao thieves can their current lives be guaranteed.
They themselves know how to choose.
When a team has faith, even if the faith is not that high, it is enough to ensure that the team will not degenerate so easily.
Of course, this kind of belief cannot be achieved by Feng Yong alone.
It depends on everyone talking together.
For example, how many cities did the traitor Cao slaughter in the past, how much were the taxes, especially the example of the people in Hanzhong being moved to other places, etc. This is called remembering the bitterness and thinking of the sweetness.
If we talk more and for a longer time, we will naturally become a common understanding.
If the students at Nanxiang Academy were not too nervous, Feng Yong actually planned to open a martial arts hall in Nanxiang and select some students to enter and receive military training in advance.
Then he was transferred to the army to do ideological work specifically.
The news brought by Zhao Yun disrupted Feng Yong's arrangements in the winter. He had to entrust the matter of Pingxiang to Zhang Ni, and then hurried to Longxi with his people.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and we must get to Longxi before the heavy snow arrives, otherwise it will be difficult to march on the road.
Although Zhao Yun could not say that he did not need to bring too many people there, for Feng Yong, who cherished his life, there was no sense of security without a certain number of disciples.
What's more, for the Nanxiang soldiers, this is also an opportunity to practice in the winter.
Entering November in Longxi, the cold wind blows on the face, faintly like a knife.
Longxi prefect Chen Shi, Chang Shima, Gongsun Zheng and other major officials, together with the officials of Xiangwucheng, stood at the gate of the east city of Xiangwucheng, preparing to welcome Feng Yong, the Marquis of Jiequanting.
Longxi was a newly established place, and it was also adjacent to Liangzhou. Chen Shi was appointed as the prefect, which was regarded as being favored by the prime minister.
But compared to Feng Yong, who began to provide advice to the prime minister at the age of sixteen and later made great contributions to the Northern Expedition, Chen Shi felt that he was much inferior.
In the ranking of officials in Longyou, although Feng Yong appears to be fourth, he is actually the second most powerful person.
Chen Shi had never dealt with Feng Yong head-on, but this did not prevent him from hearing rumors about Feng Yong from others.
He studied under an expert, achieved great success at a young age, held a high position, and had many ferocious men under his command. Also, because of Ma Su's incident, he was once scolded by the Prime Minister as a domineering general.
Generally speaking, people like this are not easy to deal with.
Chen Shi looked to the east, with some solemnity and worry in his eyes.
Gongsun Zheng, who was standing behind Chen Shi, had another thought.
Gongsun Zheng once concealed his identity and quietly went to Nanxiang with Longyou's caravan.
Not to mention anything else, just what he saw and heard in Nanxiang was enough to make him strongly curious about Feng Yong.
In the Battle of Xiangwu a few months ago, the protagonist was the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, so Gongsun Zheng could only glance at Feng Yong from a distance.
Apart from being surprised at his youth, I couldn't even say a word.
This time Feng Yong led the army over and was able to observe it up close.
From a distance, I saw a cavalry galloping towards me, it was the sentinel cavalry delivering the message.
"Report! The captain protecting Qiang is less than three miles away from Xiangwu."
There was a sheen on the sentry rider's face, which was the suet smeared on it to prevent it from being cracked by the cold.
"Okay, finally here."
Chen Shi asked the sentry rider to rest and raised his eyes to look into the distance. After a while, he saw a dark shadow starting to appear in front of him.
It’s hard to drive on the road in winter, especially if your face is coated with glycerin. Maybe it’s because of the psychological effect. My face always feels sticky and uncomfortable.
The down jacket has no zippers, and when riding on a horse, cold wind always flows into the gaps.
Fortunately, I have leather gloves sewn by Amei, so my hands won’t suffer.
Seeing the crowd of officials gathered in the dark crowd at the gate of Xiangwu City, Feng Yong pinched the horse's belly, the horse ran two steps quickly, turned over and dismounted in front of everyone.
Before he could say anything, Chen Shi, who had only met him but not interacted with him before, came forward and said, "Chen Shi has met the prince."
Feng Yong laughed and said, "Prefect Chen, don't be too polite."
As he spoke, he stamped his feet, "It's such a cold day and it's really uneasy to have everyone waiting outside."
"It's hard work for a prince. He has to lead the army in the cold winter. I'm afraid he will suffer a lot along the way. Shi has prepared hot food and soup to keep the soldiers warm."
Chen Shi looked at the entourage and bodyguards behind Feng Yong, and saw that everyone was wearing a strange-looking sheepskin hat with their ears covered, their bodies wrapped in sheepskin jackets, and their feet covered with long boots.
You can tell it's very warm just by looking at it.
In particular, the clothes of the personal guards are all exactly the same. It seems that they are uniformly customized for the Qiang Guards Army.
This made Chen Shi secretly dumbfounded. Although the style of these clothes looked a little strange, at a glance it was clear that they were not ordinary items. They were most likely produced by Nanxiang workshops.
Feng Junhou actually used this kind of clothing material that could only be used by wealthy people and distributed it to his personal guards, which was quite generous.
However, these personal guards did not look tired from the long journey. Instead, they were in high spirits and stood neatly behind them.
Although he was silent and didn't even have much expression on his face, he might still look a little stupid and indifferent.
But Chen Shi, who had been in the army for a long time, knew at a glance that this was the favorite soldier of all military generals.
These soldiers have undergone rigorous training and are extremely obedient. They have also been on the battlefield and are not afraid of swords and guns. When the general gives an order, they will fight in conflicts and rarely retreat.
With this thought in his mind, he said to Feng Yong, "Your Majesty has come a long way, why not go to the city to rest first?"
Feng Yong waved his hand and said, "Please come first, I will wait for a while."
As he said that, he turned around and looked back.
If he doesn't move, the officials in Longxi can only continue to wait.
Many people looked in the direction Feng Yong was looking.
Only then did he realize that after a while, in the open space not far away, the soldiers brought by Feng Junhou had already begun to line up.
The unique passwords of Nanxiang soldiers came from time to time, and even Chen Shi could not understand what military orders they were.
They just feel that every time a team leader gives an order, there are always soldiers who respond loudly, and then they can quickly form a line.
This time Feng Yong brought over a thousand regular soldiers, but there was no Modao team.
Five hundred men were armed with spears, a bow, three strings, and thirty arrows.
Five hundred men were armed with swords, one crossbow, three strings, and thirty arrows.
Everyone wears leather armor and carries a bag of dry food.
There are also two hundred auxiliary soldiers and some medical workers accompanying the army.
A thousand people, say more or less.
In less than a moment, a neat square formation appeared in front of everyone.
No one spoke, not even a cough.
Only their breath filled the air.
"I have heard for a long time that Feng Junhou managed the army well. He led his soldiers and fought with the elite soldiers led by the famous general Cao Cao in the street pavilion without losing. It really makes sense."
Watching Feng Yong walking toward the square formation, Gongsun Zheng whispered to the horse.
Ma nodded, "Although it's not yet severely cold, in such weather, even after rushing here from Pingxiang, we were able to form such a neat military formation in such a short time. Zhang's defeat is not unfair."
When Chen Shi heard the conversation between the two, he felt proud and interjected, "What is this? I heard that the Nanxiang soldiers led by General Feng are very good at running attacks."
"At the beginning of the military training, the king asked the soldiers to rush from Nanxiang to Jincheng within half a month. Later, they rushed all the way to win the battle of Longguan."
"I heard that the monarch's military requirements require soldiers to travel at least sixty miles a day if they are equipped with sufficient weapons to be considered qualified."
"This time from Pingxiang to Xiangwu, according to some estimates, it is a normal march of forty miles in one day. For the soldiers led by Feng Junhou, it is the easiest."
Hearing Chen Shi's words, Gongsun Zheng and Ma couldn't help but look horrified and looked at each other.
Ma Zhibing immediately couldn't help but ask, "Prefect, wouldn't this make the soldiers very tired?"
It makes sense to travel forty miles in one day.
One is to prevent the soldiers from being overtired, and the other is to quickly form an army when encountering the enemy.
Chen Shi smiled bitterly and said, "The king treats his soldiers very kindly. In the whole Han Dynasty, he is the only king who dares to ask the soldiers like this."
Although the words are not stated clearly, the meaning is clear.
Don't talk about anything else, just talk about the clothes of the soldiers, and you can understand how kindly Feng Junhou treated the soldiers.
Gongsun Zheng and Ma Zai remembered that they had formed a square formation in a very short time, and they both remained silent.
After Feng Yong finished lecturing the soldiers, he came back and said apologetically, "I have kept you waiting for a long time."
Originally, some people thought that Feng Yong brought his maid (Amei) here and felt that this young man was a little too hedonistic.
At this moment, seeing the soldiers with high morale not far away, no one dared to look down upon them again.
"It doesn't matter, it only takes a moment to control the left and right. But the monarch is very good at running the army, and his subordinates are all tigers and wolves, which opened my eyes to someone else."
Chen Shi complimented.
Feng Yong was self-aware and shook his head and said, "Fighting the enemy in front of the enemy and arranging troops is not something Feng is good at, so we can only put more effort into running the army."
What he told was the truth, but to the ears of Chen Shi and others, they felt that this young monarch was so humble and not as frivolous as a young man.
Not to mention getting carried away or thinking too highly of oneself, it is really rare.
Several people couldn't help but feel a sense of respect in their hearts.
Especially Chen Shi, he knew that Ma Su suffered the defeat of Jieting because he was favored by the Prime Minister, had a high self-esteem, was headstrong, and could not listen to other people's advice.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed for his previous thought that Feng Yongyong was easy to deal with.
"Your Majesty, please."
"Okay, please, please come together."
Everyone supported Feng Yong into the city.
A banquet has long been prepared in the prefect's mansion. Although it is not as elaborate as Feng Yong's usual meal, it is better than the sumptuous one.
Having been traveling in cold weather these days, Feng Yong was not polite when he saw these steaming meals.
For a time, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
After you've finished your meal, remove the leftovers and let the irrelevant people leave.
Feng Yong took a sip of the hot soup and then said, "Prefect Chen, this time I got news from General Zhao. I heard that the Qiang and Hu in Longxi were moving, so I hurried here."
"I know that in Liangzhou, Longyou, and even Guanzhong, the Qiang has been in constant chaos over the years, with repeated suppressions and rebellions, repeated pacification and repeated rebellions. I wonder if you can tell me what is going on?"
If you want to govern Liangzhou, Longyou, or even Guanzhong, you cannot avoid an extremely serious issue.
That was the Qiang-Hu rebellion.
The Qiang chaos in Liangzhou was like maggots attached to the bones, causing headaches for the Eastern Han Dynasty throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Feng Yong had a rough idea of this situation, but the specific process was unclear.
After all, except for Zhuge Lao Yao's Northern Expedition, he didn't know much about the situation in the late Three Kingdoms period unless it was a major event or a relatively famous figure.
What's more, it's still the Qiang-Hu Rebellion that belongs to the cold knowledge of the Three Kingdoms?
But now, as a captain protecting Qiang, he had to face this problem, and he didn't take it lightly.
There was a shortage of food some time ago, so I only focused on appeasing the Longyou Qianghu, and then I had to arrange various tasks in Pingxiang. I never had the opportunity to get a good understanding of the situation of the Liangzhou Qianghu.
So this is a good opportunity to take advantage of the strange movements of the Qiang and Hu in Longxi to find out.
Because the prime minister took the lead, the big man had a good officialdom. Feng Yong's style of getting into work immediately after eating was in line with the trend.
When Chen Shi heard Feng Yong's question, he looked at Gongsun Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, Gongsun is a local who joins the army. He knows a lot about Qiang and Hu people. How about letting Gongsun join the army?"
Chen Shicai had been the governor of Longxi for a few months, but Feng Yong did not embarrass him and nodded immediately.
Gongsun asked for permission and then said, "Back to you, the Qiang rebellion in Longxi is a long story and quite complicated. I hope you will not be too arrogant about lowering your official position."
"It's okay. I'm here this time just to resolve this matter. Please explain it in detail. The more detailed the better."
Feng Yong gestured.
"Nuo. Speaking of the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou, we have to start from the fourth year of Guanghe at the latest, which is twenty-five years ago."
"At that time, Beidi County, Anding County, Jincheng County, and Longxi County each had their own Qiang groups."
"Later, the Han Dynasty sent a group of Huangzhong Yi soldiers from Hu soldiers to quell the rebellion. Unexpectedly, when the Yi soldiers arrived at Lingju from Hu soldiers, they actually killed the captain who led the army, together with..."
"Ahem, the captain who was protecting the Qiang at that time was also killed. The rebellious Qiang in the four counties of Longxi, Jincheng, Anding, and Beidi were also merged into one because of the rebellion of the Yicong Hu soldiers."
When Gongsun Zheng said this, he glanced at Feng Yong.
Feng Yong asked, "I know that the Han Dynasty has always recruited Qiang and Hu soldiers as righteous soldiers to join forces to defend the border. But why do these righteous soldiers participate in the rebellion? Do you know?"
"I know it." Gongsun Zheng nodded, "Because Zuo Chang, the governor of Liangzhou at that time, embezzled military pay."
"The Qiang Protector Colonel and the generals who lead the army all follow the same example. They deduct too much from the Hu soldiers who are loyal, and they treat the Hu soldiers too badly..."
Chen Shi coughed lightly.
Gongsun Zheng suddenly woke up and quickly added, "The most important thing is that the Hu people have bad nature and do not know the ethics..."
Feng Yong raised his hand to stop, "You continue."
"Nuo. At that time, the area from Liangzhou to Dahe (Yellow River) in Guanzhong was all controlled by Qiang and Hu, and their leaders were Lieutenant Generals Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou from the Hu Army in Yuanyi."
"The rebel Qiang not only killed Chen Yi, the then governor of Jincheng, but also captured Bian Zhang, the magistrate of Xin'an County, and Han Sui, the leader of Liangzhou, and finally persuaded them to join the rebellion."
"As a result, the Qiang and Hu forces became more and more powerful, and they defeated Liangzhou governor Zuo Chang, Song Zhen, Qiang guard Xia Yu, and Hanyang county governor Shi Gaixun."
"Although he was later defeated by the chariot and cavalry general Zhang Wen sent by the Han Dynasty, he quickly regained his momentum."
"At the same time, they defeated Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen and others who were chasing after them. Fortunately, not long after, the rebel leader Bian Zhang died of illness, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou died of internal strife, leaving only Han Sui."
"At this time, Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou newly sent by the Han Dynasty, felt that he had an opportunity and was greedy for success. He wanted to quell the rebellion without reinforcements."
"It's just that he appointed the corrupt official Cheng Qiu to rule the country, which chilled the hearts of the Liangzhou officials. He ignored the intentions of the Liangzhou officials and carried out cruel acts."
"At that time, Li Xiangru, the governor of Longxi, rebelled, and Longxi was owned by the rebels. Geng Bi refused to listen to Fu Xie's good advice and insisted on leading the army himself."
"Geng Bi was originally unpopular, but when he arrived at Didao, the army mutinied, and both Geng Bi and Cheng Qiu were killed."
"The rebel leader Wang Guo led the army to attack Hanyang County. The governor of Hanyang is Fu Xie. He treats the people well and respects them from far and near."
"At that time, there were thousands of Huns cavalry from Beidi County outside the city. They kowtowed together outside the city, begging Fu Xie to leave the city and surrender, and were willing to escort Fu Xie safely back to his hometown of Beidi County."
"The Kingdom sent Huang Yan, the former governor of Jiuquan, into the city to persuade him to surrender. Fu Xie repelled Huang Yan, and then led the only few troops in Hanyang County to fight, and finally died on the battlefield. After this incident, there was no one in Liangzhou that the rebels had any scruples about."
"Sima Ma Teng, Geng Bi's subordinate army, led his troops to surrender to Han Sui and jointly promoted the kingdom as commander. At this point, the entire Liangzhou finally fell into the hands of the rebels."
"Later the rebels besieged Chencang again, but were defeated by the left general Huangfu Song. Finally, the rebels were divided into three groups, one was Han Sui from Jincheng, the second was Ma Teng from Weigu, and the third was Song Jian from Longxihan."
"Song Jian claimed to be the king of the Han Dynasty at the head of the river and occupied the west of Longxi for thirty years. Although he was later defeated by the Wei Dynasty, er, the Cao thief Xia Houyuan, the Qiang rebellion in the west of Longxi could no longer be stopped."
"Until Cao Cao rebelled, he not only failed to regain control of the western part of Longxi, but moved the government to Xiangwu. Except for Didao and Shouyang, which could barely hold on because they had cities, all other places became places where barbarians herd horses.
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After hearing the story of Gongsun's conquest of Liangzhou and the Qiang rebellion, Feng Yong remained silent. After a long time, he asked, "Where are Didao and Shouyang today?"
Gongsun Zheng said quickly, "This unusual movement of the Qiang and Hu is related to Didao. There was a severe drought in Liangzhou this year, and the Qiang and Hu flocked into Longxi to drink water from the Tao River."
"In the Hexi area, there used to be General Hao Zhao, uh, the Cao thief Hao Zhao, who guarded Hexi for more than ten years. Most of the Qiang and Hu were convinced, because Liangzhou can be reached from Di Dao, so the Longxi Qiang and Hu generally would not attack Di.
road."
"It's just this time," Gongsun Zheng glanced at Feng Yong when he said this, "After Hao Zhao was defeated by the prime minister, he could only defend Hexi, but he was no longer able to control Didao."
"Coupled with the severe drought, the Qiang and Hu wanted to find food in the winter, so they surrounded Didao. At the same time, some brave people even looted the area around Shouyang."
Shouyang County is located at the source of the Wei River. It is easy to reach Shouyang by going up the Wei River from Xiangwu.
After hearing this, Feng Yong pondered for a moment, "It doesn't matter in Shouyang. I can lead the troops there myself. But this Didao..."
Compared to Xiangwu, Didao is a bit far away.
At the same time, it is relatively close to Jincheng County in Liangzhou.
And it stands to reason that it was controlled by Cao Wei, because Hao Zhao fled back to Liangzhou from Didao at that time, and the Han Dynasty did not have any extra troops to send to Didao at that time.