Chapter 67: The Han people in Hexi

The next day, news came from Jinchang again. The heavy-hearted Cao Yuanshen did not send troops to attack Suzhou in the end, but Zhang Mai was in Suzhou, Guazhou's momentum had already become, and even Yizhou and Ganzhou were also shocked by his reputation. Therefore, Di Yin did not dare to counterattack, but after returning to Jiuquan, he dispatched troops and rushed to the north to Ying Longbai.

However, Zhang Mai also has his weakness, that is, the battle was weak and he failed to further obtain a stronghold like Jinchang and Jiuquan, just like the boats on the sea without any support.

"Now, Zhang Mai is still in Guabei?" Cao Yijin had recovered his composure and lay on the bed and asked his son.

"Yes." Cao Yuande said: "He is now circulating in the southern part of Guazhou Daze, and has contacted Jinchang and is urging Jinchang to send troops."

"How did the second brother respond to him?"

Cao Yuande said: "The second brother said that this time, there was no preparation for expanding the war. Now he can repel the invasion of Ganzhou. If he wants to cross the border to use troops, he must ask Shazhou for instructions."

Murong Guiying sat on the side, her face remained silent, but she still sighed softly in her heart. After all, Cao Yuanshen had his limitations. He did not dare to take risks and use troops to seize Gansu, but he would not do excessive behavior to Zhang Mai. The so-called "request for advice from Shazhou" was not entirely due to pedanticism, but actually had other considerations. However, if he missed this opportunity, he probably wouldn't have it again in the future.

Cao Yijin ignored Cao Yuanshen’s approach, but asked: “What about the Long family? Did they surrender to Zhang Mai?”

He did not say whether the Long family was destroyed by Zhang Mai, but whether the Long family surrendered, obviously because he judged that even if the Long family was trapped for a while, it would not be defeated.

"No." Cao Yuande said: "According to the news from Yan Yishan, shortly after the night attack that night, Yang Yi gave up the dragon cypress and ran to meet Zhang Mai."

Cao Yijin pondered for a moment before nodding hard and said, "This is the reason, this is the reason...Hehe, Zhang Longxiang won by surprise this time. Although morale will rise because of it, they only have a few people after all, and they are full of dangers on the ground of Guabei. After the victory, they are exposed and may be attacked unexpectedly at any time. I don't think Zhang Longxiang's subordinates will let this happen." He breathed a sigh of relief: "The undefeated strange talk of protecting Zhang Longxiang now is more important than trapping Longbai to defeat."

"What my father expected, but..."

"But what's wrong?"

"However, before Yang Yi retreated from the circumference, they did not make any statement about this matter, but it was revealed by friends from Suzhou."

Before Yang Yi withdrew his troops, Xue Yunshan made a suggestion, which was to release all the prisoners of Suzhou Army and return them all to the Long family unconditionally. This suggestion that sounded like a "capital enemy", Yang Yi agreed after careful consideration.

Cao Yijin and his son didn't know about the details of Xue Yunshan's construction plan, but after hearing about this, Cao Yijin said: "It seems that the Long family may have begun to get along with Anxi."

Cao Yijin's head was very low, but Kang Long, who was standing behind Murong Guiying, looked at Murong Guiying intentionally or unintentionally when Cao Yijin said the four words "brows and eyes", and the meaning of that glance was really meaningful.

After the plan was over, Cao Yijin asked Murong Guiying to stay and said, "Old comrade, I want to invite Zhang Longxiang back to get married. What do you think?"

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Murong Guiying did not answer Cao Yijin's words positively. He had to consider the future of the Cao family and the future of Hexi again.

In fact, he had already made a choice from the moment he gave Zhang Mai map, but this did not mean that he was ready to fall out with Cao Yijin in an unpleasant situation. If possible, he hoped that the Cao family would be safe.

After all, the Cao family has too many connections with the Murong family. As Cao Yijin's right-hand man, Murong Guiying has been inclined to be "harmony is the most important" in terms of style of work.

"Dangdangdang-Dangdang-"

When Murong Guiying was helped out from Cao Yijin's house by his grandson, he found that someone was beating gongs and drums on the street, but when he looked closely, he was not beating gongs and drums, but iron pots on the washbasin.

"Three thousand people actually broke through 50,000 people, and the Jinchang siege was lifted in one fell swoop!"

"The Tang Dynasty is mighty! The Tang Dynasty is mighty!"

Murong Guiying heard some messy shouts filled the streets and alleys of Dunhuang, and she didn't know where the source of the news was. In short, countless people ran around and told each other. Not long after, the news of Zhang Mai's victory over Di Yin spread throughout the city. Although the shouts were messy, the feelings were extremely sincere.

Murong Guiying hasn't seen such excitement for a long time.

He even couldn't understand it, but his grandson Murong Ju solved his doubts.

"Why are you so excited?" When I found that Murong Ju also had a ready expression on his face.

"Of course I'm excited, grandpa, aren't you excited?" Murong Ju felt that Murong Guiying's calmness was a bit incomprehensible: "Big victory! Zhang Dadufu defeated Di Yin!" He suddenly remembered that he and Murong Guiying were still on the big cart on the road, but he couldn't help but say: "Three thousand to fifty thousand! In the past, it was said that the Tang army in Anxi could fight against the Five Barbarians in one Han, but no one believed it, but now he believed it! Three thousand to fight against fifty thousand!"

Looking at his grandson's appearance, he also participated in the battle of Di Yin at night.

"It's not three thousand enemies and 50,000," Murong Guiying said in a flash: "Although the specific situation is not clear, the Grand Protector should have first carried out a hundred tents and strengthened his troops, and then used some tricks to force Di Yin to leave the main force and ambush him with Qingqi. In fact, he defeated only a few thousand people from Di Yin's army..."

Murong Guiying used his incomplete information to infer Zhang Mai's actions and actually pushed him to a close range. If Zhang Mai was here, he would have admired him very much, but Murong Ju was not interested at all: "How did Zhang Dadu win? Anyway, when he went out, he brought three thousand people, and the 1,000 people of the fourth son were still in Chang Le, so he rushed to fight Di Yin in a decisive battle. As a result, wow!"

Before we knew it, some "weird" words brought by the Anxi Tang Army also began to become popular in the Sandgua area.

Murong Guiying shook her head when she saw it. Murong Ju suddenly said, "By the way, grandpa, have you heard of it? It seems that many soldiers of the Anxi Tang Army were not that strong when they were under the Anxi Tang Army. They accepted their training and then became stronger."

Murong Guiying smiled: "They are selecting elite soldiers. One out of five or ten people will be selected to train in a concentrated manner. The remaining ones will be sent to be auxiliary troops. The elite troops will naturally be powerful. However, looking at the Western Regions, there are not many people who can do this."

But Murong Ju didn't follow his grandfather's ideas at all: "Grandpa, will he become very strong after joining Zhang Dadugu?"

Murong Guiying was stunned. He didn't expect his grandson to come to such a conclusion!

Murong Ju said again: "If all the Han people in Hexi were trained like this, then I really don't know what the northwest would look like."

Murong Guiying was shocked again: "Did you think of your statement yourself, or where did you hear it?"

Murong Ju scratched his head and said, "It seems that someone has mentioned it. Of course, I think this statement makes too reasonable..."

Vagically, Murong Guiying seemed to realize something, but the continuous explosions interrupted his contemplation. When he opened the car window, someone was litting firecrackers. At this moment, the people of Dunhuang actually celebrated spontaneously, as if they were happy during the Chinese New Year.

But Murong Guiying wondered, is there anyone behind this that secretly pushes the people's emotions? Look at the grandson-

Murong Ju kept looking through the car window, and the expression on his face could be integrated with the festive sound of firecrackers!

"The Han family has been humiliated for a hundred years, and it will snow today!"

"In the battle of Suzhou, Han Ding will be determined, and from then on, Hubang, Hexi Africa!"

"Hu Wu No One, Han Daochang! Hu Wu No One, Han Daochang!"

Various singing sounded in the streets and alleys, and fluttered in the distance with the wind. Murong Guiying suddenly realized that Dunhuang seemed to have become different.

What's different?

People’s customs and people’s spirit!

This change has been going on since Zhang Mai came, but compared in the past, but today it has become particularly obvious.

Could it be that Zhang Mai actually changed the customs and morals of Hexi?

No, it's impossible!

Murong Guiying doesn't believe that a person can have such great charm.

But how can we explain the current change?

Looking at Murong Ju's excitement, an answer suddenly flashed in Murong Guiying's heart!

"The people's spirit in Hexi may not have changed, but...recovered!"

That's right, it's recovered!

"From the Han Dynasty opened Hexi, the Huns cut off their arm!"

Think about the Western Liang Iron Cavalry of the Han Dynasty. For a period of time, it was almost a balance between the power of Mobei, or even an invincible existence! Dong Zhuo led it to suppress the world, and then descended to the end of the world. Ma Chao could force Cao Cao to cut off his robe and beard!

And this is where the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was born!

The people here are also the ethnic group that once gave birth to Ma Chao!

By the early Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Guanlong Group was even more the main force to pacify the world!

Guandong has become prime minister and Guanxi has become generals. From Guanzhong to Longxi, this is the abyss of the arrogant soldiers of the Han and Tang Dynasties!

But over the years, the ambition of the people of Hexi has been destroyed, and it was not until this time that he was inspired by Zhang Mai.

"Maybe, that's it." Murong Guiying thought helplessly.

It’s not that the Han people in Hexi are incompetent, but that the rulers’ policies are deviated!

Those who get Longyou will get Guanzhong, and those who get Guanlong will win the world!

A nation that should be a magnanimous person has become a coward who can be bullied and slaughtered under the policy of self-defeat!

Looking at Murong Ju, thinking about Zhang Mai and Yang Yi, Cao Yuande and Yan Yishan, Murong Guiying thought to himself: "Who do you want your descendants to be?"
Chapter completed!