At the end of the 20th year of Xiping's reign, the entire Southern Army was mobilized and marched beyond the Great Wall.
Ever since Dong Zhuo's campaign against Guishuang, the Southern Army had never set out on such a scale. The leader of the army was naturally Zhang Liao, and the thirteen battalions under his command were all fully prepared. The crazy training competition was interrupted by Zhang Liao, and the army was about to
Before heading out, the soldiers had to conserve their physical strength before they could go on an expedition beyond the Great Wall. However, after this competition, the military generals in each department had integrated into their own military units, chatting and laughing with the captains and the like.
Only Lu Yi was excluded by the others.
Zhang Liao did not intervene in this matter. Lu Yi was not stupid. On the contrary, he was a very smart man. He would definitely have a way. Zhang Liao thought so and launched an expedition beyond the Great Wall at a time that was not suitable for sending troops.
, the so-called areas outside the Great Wall originally referred to the northwest of Bingliang and the southwest of Liangyi. In the northwest of Bingliang, there were a large number of Xianbei people, Huns, and even many different tribes. However, after the establishment of Xinzhou and Hezhou, these
People have either become citizens of these two states or have moved away.
Therefore, Bingzhou and the northwest region of Liangzhou have become the territory of the Han Dynasty, that is, they are included in Xinzhou. There is no such thing as a so-called alien race. The only area where there are bandits outside the Great Wall is the southwest region of Liangzhou, and Yi.
Bordering the state, there are a large number of indigenous people and Qiang people here. In fact, most of these Qiang people followed the Han army and conquered the surrounding soldiers, and had their own kings one after another. Unfortunately, due to bad luck, they always encountered
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After every blow, they were able to recover, but the last time, they met Duan Jiong, who directly chopped down their king, which made them sink for decades without being able to recover.
After all, they later incited the Qiang people in Liangzhou and started a rebellion within the Han Dynasty. They successively encountered Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, Cheli Cai, and now Zhang Liao.
If it was just a blind war, it would be fine. What is regrettable is that the Han Dynasty changed its previous strategy. After Emperor Xiaokang, the frontier areas implemented more tolerant policies and accepted a large number of Xiongnu, Qiang, Wuhuan, Di, etc., distributed land, and taught farming
, they were able to read and write, and were allowed to participate in assessments and serve as local officials. Now there are a large number of Qiang people in the Southern Army. This series of changes caused the complete collapse of the bandits outside the Great Wall.
They lost the support and response from their compatriots within the Han Dynasty, and even their own tribesmen fled in groups and went to the Han Dynasty, where they lived for more than forty years. Today, the children of the third generation are singing Ya on weekdays.
The nursery rhymes and the Liangzhou dialect are even more similar to the Liangzhou people than the Liangzhou people. This directly destroyed their foundation. The temple also thought about merging this place into the territory of the Han Dynasty and managing it.
However, many ministers in the court were against it. They even wanted to give up Liangzhou, let alone this land outside the Great Wall.
There is no benefit in getting it, but it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources to manage, and the gain outweighs the loss.
However, since the time of Sun Jian, the strength of many bandits outside the Great Wall has been no longer a threat to the territory of Liangzhou, but they still maintain the tradition of often going outside the Great Wall to train troops, which continues to this day. Zhang Liao took Ma Chao and Zhao Yun as the vanguard, and Lu Yi broke up the rear.
He was in charge of the central army, and the army marched towards the outside of the Great Wall. As soon as they left Liangzhou, they encountered small-scale bandits, horse bandits and the like. Ma Chao and Zhao Yun attacked together, but captured hundreds of prisoners.
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The prisoners were left with Lu Yi, while the others continued to move forward.
It was originally winter, and the winter here was even colder. There was snow everywhere, making it difficult for the soldiers to advance. Zhang Liao insisted on sending out troops at this time for the purpose of training. These bandits did not have a unified deployment, and each of them
The Wei army could not be the opponent of the Southern Army. After entering the core area, Zhang Liao directly implemented the strategy of dividing his troops, spreading out all the twelve battalions, and carried out capture and suppression in a dispersed manner.
At the same time, he strictly ordered his subordinates not to kill civilians in exchange for military merit.
Everyone left one after another. This was not the first time they had arrived here, and they were quite familiar with it. Zhang Liao told them the gathering area and the time. Lu Yi was still left by his side. After all, Lu Yi came here for the first time, and
Not knowing the terrain and environment here, it was better to stay with him for peace of mind. Zhang Liao was not as eager as other generals, and together with Lu Yisuo's troops, they rushed towards the assembly area calmly.
Lu Yi also knew in his heart that in this first expedition outside the Great Wall, he was unlikely to have any chance of meritorious deeds. He had to observe and learn more. It would be good to follow Zhang Liao. At least if you don't understand something, you can ask him.
As people walked along the road, they would occasionally see some gray-faced herdsmen wrapped in sweaters. These people were very wary of the incoming army. Bandits outside the Great Wall often made a living by robbing them.
Lu Yi immediately sent his soldiers over to talk. The soldiers under his command were all Qiang people. When these people went to talk to the herdsmen, the herdsmen were shocked. They knew that this army, the army of the Han Dynasty, was different from thieves and bandits.
, they never invaded the people, and even if they did, they would just tell the people on horseback and they would deal with it, but for so long, they had never seen any Qiang people in the army.
The soldiers persuaded them along the way, telling them how wonderful the life of the people in the Han Dynasty was, and telling them that if they did not want to stay here and suffer persecution by bandits, they could go to Liangzhou and Yizhou. The persuasion of these people
, but he had to convince them more than other soldiers. Just by persuading him all the way, he persuaded many people to yearn for this powerful country.
Occasionally, when bandits rob herdsmen, Zhang Liao would not take action and let Lu Yi handle the matter.
"There is something wrong with the climate here. If you feel dizzy or feel unwell, please let me know." Zhang Liao just told Lu Yi and said nothing more.
In fact, there is no need for Zhang Liao to say that Lu Yi has already felt the difference here. As the group moved forward, traces of battles could often be seen along the way. These were naturally left by the previous military brigade. Many battalions had gained a lot.
Such a large-scale expedition by the Southern Army, not to mention it being in such a season, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Because the Han army had never launched an expedition in such a season, they had no preparation for the battle.
And none of these twelve battalions were easy to mess with. Along the way, there were almost no major war casualties. Some fell down the valley, but none died in battle. No one could withstand such an attack.
The gathering place was getting closer and closer, but there were not enough bandits to kill outside the wall. Ma Chao's battalion alone captured more than 4,000 bandits. With such a huge team, the bandits fled in the face of the wind.
Lu Yi chatted with Zhang Liao all the way and gradually approached the gathering place.
"ah!!!!"
Lu Yi was startled by the loud roar and quickly pulled the reins. Zhang Liao on the side had already drawn his long sword. Looking around, the soldiers also made fighting postures, but there was no one around. Lu Yi Lu Yi felt a little chill in his heart. There were only sounds but no people. What was going on? Just as he was thinking about it, several people suddenly jumped out from the snow in front of him. Lu Yi quickly looked around and saw that there were only four people. I'm not here to be a bandit.
But they are not like herdsmen, they have no livestock, and their clothes are different. What's more, the place where they are buried has just been explored by the soldiers. How can ordinary people hide themselves so well? If they hadn't spoken, I'm afraid that The army just passed by without being able to find them at all.
There were four people in total, two of them were supporting one person, and another person was howling at the Han army.
Lu Yi looked at the soldiers on the side and said, "Go over and ask who they are."
The soldiers nodded and walked towards them. The leader looked at the Han army and howled like crazy. He knelt on the ground, tore his hair, and started crying heartbreakingly. , looking so crazy, the soldiers were a little scared, walked up to them and asked in Qiang language: "Who are you?!"
Those people looked at him blankly, and then looked at the Han army.
The four of them were a little excited and a little collapsed. The one being supported trembled and said: "We are the Han Army, the Han Army."
The Qiang soldiers were shocked and hurried back to report.
"What?? Han Army?? How is it possible?? Apart from our Southern Army, which Han Army would appear here??" Zhang Liao was a little surprised when he heard this, but he got off his horse and walked in front of them, kneeling on the ground. The crying man was helped up. The man being supported seemed to be their leader. Zhang Liao looked at them with some doubts and asked: "I wonder where the Han army is from??"
Only then did he see clearly that the legs of the man being supported were disabled and had been cut off below the knees.
This person's appearance is also really scary. His entire face has been burned, making him extremely ferocious.
The four of them stood in front of Zhang Liao. The leader's lips were trembling all the time, and tears were dripping from his eyes.
"The brave camp of the great Han Dynasty is here!!!!!!"
Zhang Liao's expression changed. He widened his eyes and looked at the people in front of him. He shouted: "Here comes someone!! Get hot water quickly! Get food!!!" The soldiers quickly got busy. , Lu Yi also came over, supported a few people, took them to the carriage, asked them to sit down, changed them into winter clothes, and drank hot water. These people seemed to have some energy.
"You are all soldiers of the brave camp??"
"It was a long time ago that we went to Kushan. Many people got separated on the road, and some people rushed out of the sea of fire on Yangjia Mountain. I was one of them. We got together and were chased by the Kushan people. We chased and kept running. We fled to Nan Guishang, fled into the mountains and forests, and kept walking towards the big man. We kept walking and kept walking. Only four of us were left. How was the war? Did we win? "The leader suddenly raised his head and asked.
"We won and the Kushan King was killed."
"Then do you know the commander of the heroic camp? Where is he, Colonel Gongsun?" the lame soldier asked in a panic.
"He is still alive, he is fine, he is in Luoyang now"
The lame soldier smiled happily, nodded, and said: "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive, I still have a younger brother."
His voice became smaller and smaller, and he slowly closed his eyes. Zhang Liao was shocked, and quickly stretched out his hand to detect his breath. He was huddled in his coat, skinny, his whole body huddled up, his eyes closed, and he slept forever.
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"Junhou!! Junhou!!"
Seeing the other three people crying bitterly, Zhang Liao stood for a long time, took two steps back, and knelt down on one knee.
He paid a humble military salute to the unknown military prince.