Since the conquest of Xianbei, Duan Xi has not returned to the court. He led more than 20,000 Han army cavalry and stationed them at the Hezhou border fortress to safeguard the safety of Hezhou and Xinzhou. There were only Wuhuan people around Xinzhou, so there was nothing to worry about, and they were in conflict with
Youzhou is also very close. If something happens, Youzhou can go to Xinzhou as soon as possible. But Hezhou is different. He is surrounded by Ding Ling and the remnants of Xianbei.
Duan Xi did not dare to leave easily, and recently, due to the incident of the Huns, many Xianbei remnants have fled back from Ding Ling. First of all, after the Xianbei people were defeated, many tribes and people fled in all directions, and
Most of them fled deep into the grassland, which was the area controlled by the Ding Ling people. The Ding Ling people had been suppressed by the Xianbei people during the Tanshihuai era.
Facing these deserters and defeated generals of the Xianbei people, they naturally had no sympathy. They captured these deserters and tribesmen as slaves and oppressed them all day long, making them miserable. Some of them fled around, or fought with the Dingling people to force themselves out.
However, those Xianbei people who stayed in Hezhou and Xinzhou actually lived a stable life with enough food and clothing.
This made them unable to sit still. Coupled with the Han Dynasty's tolerant policy towards these frontier fortress residents, the Xianbei people fled back one after another. Duan Xi, the murderous god, was stationed at the border of Hezhou. For these Xianbei tribes,
The Ding Ling people did not dare to pursue them and could only sit back and watch these former slaves escape back to the Han Dynasty. Most of these people liked to migrate to Hezhou.
Needless to say, the reason for this is that compared to Yang Qiu's brutal rule in Xinzhou, Lu Zhi's methods are more attractive to these Xianbei people. Lu Zhi is very happy. More people represent more manpower.
For Hezhou, which has just been established and has only three counties in the entire state, population is the most precious resource. Of course, compared to Xinzhou, which has only one county, Hezhou is not bad.
In the Han army's camp, Duan Xi was formulating a plan for the Han army in the near future. Such an opportunity was simply rare for the Han army's cavalry. On the one hand, there was no large-scale army around that could pose a real threat to the Han army.
, but there were a lot of rogue cavalry in a small area, so the Han cavalry was divided into small groups to fight against these rogues.
During this period, Duan Xi also simply handed over the command of the army to people such as Sun Jian, Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, etc. Each of these people led their own troops and fought everywhere. It has to be said that such a single leader is not only for
These generals are an excellent training for the Han soldiers. In the past, there was no such opportunity to run freely on the prairie and there were opponents for them to train their troops.
These rogue bandits composed of Xianbei remnants, after suffering several small-scale sieges, no longer fought to the death with the Han army. They surrendered immediately after being defeated. However, they did not expect that the Han army did not arrest them after defeating them.
, instead of releasing them, Sun Jian would also tell them that the Han Dynasty was a country of benevolence and righteousness and would not kill them prisoners of war, so that they would not cause rebellion in the future.
He released them easily and even returned their horses to them. After these people left happily, they were once again encircled and suppressed by the Han army. There were also many Xianbei bandits and thieves who were moved by Sun Jian.
After serving under Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi was greatly surprised. The Han army was training like this, and the entire Han army's understanding or experience of cavalry warfare was constantly increasing.
Especially these generals who led troops alone, after experiencing various grassland fighting methods from the Xianbei people, they tried to find ways to restrain themselves and grew extremely rapidly. This was exactly what Duan Xi hoped for. No matter at any time,
The enemies of the Han Dynasty all attacked them from the grasslands. Generals who were good at long-distance fighting on the grasslands must be cultivated in order to protect the Han Dynasty's borders.
With these elite cavalry in Hezhou, Hezhou is also peaceful without any chaos, but Duan Xi still has to arrange various military training plans. These cavalry are the few and most elite knights in the Han Dynasty. While they can still
After staying in Hezhou for a while, they must train them well. Duan Xi was busy when suddenly someone came to report: "The governor Lu Zhi came to visit."
Duan Xi frowned suddenly, thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Tell him that I have already fallen asleep!"
The close relative was stunned, nodded, and walked out. After a while, he walked in helplessly and said, "Lu Junyan has seen the general's figure from the lights. He has important matters and wants to meet with the lord."
See!
Duan Xi felt helpless and said: "Then bring him in and let the guards outside guard the tent!"
The close relative went out, took Lu Zhi with him, and walked in, followed by a group of soldiers. They stood in the house in rows, holding swords and spears, glaring angrily. Lu Zhi looked at Duan Xi in confusion, and then turned to look again.
Looking at these soldiers, his relationship with Duan Xi has always been good, because he has been serving as a general under Duan Xi for a long time, and Duan Xi takes care of him in every possible way.
For some reason, Duan Xi's attitude towards him has changed drastically since he became the governor of Hezhou. Since then, he has been speaking harshly to him, without the previous enthusiasm. He bowed his head helplessly and said:
"Meet General Duan!"
"Haha, you are an envoy, so you don't have to be like this!"
Duan Xi said coldly, Lu Zhi was stunned and asked heartbrokenly: "General, how could I have angered the general and lost his love to this extent??" Duan Xi laughed and said: "Wei Zeng, you
What's important?"
"General, are you worried that I, Lu Zhi, will assassinate you???" Lu Zhi looked at the soldiers behind him and asked angrily.
"That's right. If you have something to say, just say it. I don't want to talk nonsense with you!"
“Why is this??”
"Why?? I commanded the army to fight the battle, Tan Shihuai was defeated by Sun Jian, and Helian was defeated by Dian Wei. What credit do you have? You just sit back and enjoy the results, and then you get the position of these two thousand stones? Why do you ask me?
If you have nothing important to do, please go back first!" Duan Xi said angrily. Lu Zhi was stunned and looked at Duan Xi carefully for a long time, as if he had just seen him clearly now.
"General, Hezhou lacks a population. The refugees from Ding Ling are being hunted by Ding Ling people from time to time. I wonder if the Northern Army can be stationed in the corridor to escort these refugees into Hezhou?"
"I came here to kill the Xianbei people, not to protect the Xianbei people. Please go back!" Duan Xi showed no mercy. He waved his hand and turned around. Lu Zhi received such an insult in front of many soldiers.
, his face turned red with anger, he stood for a moment, gritted his teeth, and left angrily. Many soldiers watched him leave, and then looked at Duan Xi.
"You guys should go back too!"
"yes!!"
Everyone walked out, and the angry Duan Xi calmed down instantly, lowered his head helplessly, and sighed.
Hey, generals and generals are in harmony, generals and generals are in harmony, generals and generals cannot be in harmony, why don't you, Lu Ziqian, understand this truth?
After these soldiers walked out, they stood in their original positions again. They did not return to their tents until the changing of the guard. Not long after, several white homing pigeons fluttered their wings and flew out from the frontier fortress. Their destination is Luoyang, thousands of miles away, and their owner is the notorious Zhang Junyi in Luoyang.