Chapter 72: There is no Protector Zhang here

After He Chunshan came out of Balashaguen, thousands of troops were "escorted" along the way. Asina Kolunsu was neither lukewarm nor warm to him, and he would never have any private contact with him. Until he saw the Zhenzhu River, he pointed to the river and said, "I hated that I could not throw a whip to cut off this water and flatten the Yihei Mountains."

He Chunshan laughed and said, "With my Datang Modao soldiers here, I am afraid that even if the Zhenzhu River is exhausted and the Heishan Mountain is flat, it is useless!"

At this time, the two were on the hillside. They were about to reach the ferry after they got off the mountain. Korensu said, "I have not fulfilled my master's way, and I will send you a entourage today." The two of them rode together, and the escort army did not dare to get too close. Korensu immediately said, "Don't turn around, don't move, and speak in a low voice."

He Chunshan nodded and said, "What does Arslan mean to ask the Prime Minister to come and see me this time?" Although he knew that Ashina Colunsu had been demoted, he still called him Prime Minister.

Ashina Colunsucai said: "We Khan is meticulous in nature, but we are not as quick as the great protector, and we are not as cruel as Satuk. However, he is afraid that he has heard of any interactions between the chiefs and the envoys. Moreover, Gesadanmo and the others advocated the alliance to attack Beiting in the west."

He Chunshan pointed at Zhenzhu River, as if he was discussing the mountains and rivers with Colunsu, but said, "Then this time he asked the prime minister to come and see me off, and then he did such a strict surveillance, just because he didn't want them to have any contact with me again?"

"Yes." Ashina Corensu said: "Because I am the only person in the golden tent who strongly supports the southern expedition. I believe that because of this, the Khan asked me to send the envoy to the Lord. Since Arslan was already alert, he probably would not believe the words of the envoy this time. Even Ghastanmo might have a little favor, but his desire to form an alliance with Vijay should still be shaken. Of course, after returning to Ningyuan, General Guo should be more careful. It is best not to reveal major flaws in Anxi, otherwise there will be unexpected disasters."

He Chunshan said: "Ruo as Xiangye expected, what is Arslan's attitude now?"

Ashina Korensu said: "In theory, if you really want to fight the East, you will also have actions against the messengers of Viga, but as far as I know, the Khan sent the son of Ghasandam to send the messengers of Viga out of the country."

He Chunshanqi said: "What does he mean?"

"If you guess correctly, I'm afraid..." Asina Colunsu said: "I'm afraid that the Khan has to prepare both ends."

"Prepare at both ends?" He Chunshan didn't know whether he could not hear clearly because he immediately brought the wind to hear it clearly, or he understood the words but did not understand it.

"Prepare at both ends and observe the situation. If the other end is not good, hit the other end. This is my inference." As he spoke, he had already arrived at the ferry. Asina Colunsu pointed and said, "It's here!"

There were rafts on the ferry, and there were no big boats. Asina Colunsu sent them to the pier and said loudly: "I am ordered by the Khan to send the envoy to the boat! I hope the envoy would visit Zhang Dadu Protector Zhang when he saw him, and said that if he had the chance, Asina Colunsu would definitely come to Shule and his party! I will experience the heroic posture of Zhang Dadu Protector Zhang again!"

These words are polite and implied, and there are hints outside of the words. He Chunshan laughed and said, "That's very welcome. I'm afraid that the Zhenzhu River is turbulent. You are too old to stand the bumps of the raft. If you want to think of Shule and his party, you should find another land route!"

Asina Colunsu yelled and said goodbye to him. Everyone around him heard the hidden murderous aura from their seemingly polite words. Asina Colunsu suddenly leaned forward slightly and whispered: "Satuk is the key, remember!"

Then he waved goodbye.

When it became famous, sometimes it often happened by chance. Zhang Mai made so many shows in Dunhuang, but when it comes to influence, he was only able to make a breakthrough. The battle of attacking Di Yin at night established his position in the minds of all the Hu Han tribes in Hexi. However, after becoming famous, he no longer had extraordinary behaviors. Many people paid attention to his every move and analyzed many great principles from it.

Protector Zhang was cooling off by the river, and some people fled from the Han family who came to return said that Protector was looking at whether he could cultivate near the Daze of Guazhou. Protector Zhang was washing his horses by the river, which also moved many loyal admirers of the Hundred Tents. He felt that a great hero like Protector actually did things like washing horses by himself.

In fact, most of the land in northern Guazhou is covered with wasteland. The area of ​​Guazhou Daze is very large, but the water is not deep, but it is just wide. The water tastes salty and can barely be eaten by horses, but people drink it. There are a lot of grass growing nearby, but it is not possible to talk about large-scale farming.

In addition to the Hundred Treasures, there are also some small nomadic tribes scattered everywhere. These tribes are hundreds of people, and at least more than a hundred people. They are based on mountains and forests, and they rarely leave the territory on which they rely for survival. Cao Yijin's follow-up policy made him concentrate his manpower and material resources on how to win over the existing powerful people. He lacked a kind of care for the lower class. He did not actively implement policies such as poverty reduction in the past twenty years. Occasionally, relief to the poor is also a relief but not a poverty alleviation. It is mostly religious or out of publicity needs, and it has not become a daily governance.

Cao Yijin had no time to pay attention to these poor tribes, and these poor tribes had no feelings for Cao Yijin. But after Zhang Mai appeared, some tribes took the initiative to rely on them. Zhang Mai's actions at the Hundred Treasures Army had spread at this time. The "overthrowing the evil chiefs of the Hundred Treasures and splitting the tribe's wealth" became more and more magical. The herdsmen of Shaguasu's three prefectures were very eager for this legendary hero to come to their tribe to help them turn over.

In addition to the nomadic tribe accidents, some local lords in Guazhou began to become less obedient to the Cao family, especially those Han merchants who bought property outside Jinchang City. Most of them suffered great losses when Di Yin besieged Jinchang. If there was no Zhang Mai in the world, they would have to endure it. However, there was one more Zhang Mai in the world. After thinking about Zhang Mai's achievements and the policies he advocated, many people became moved and began to rely on them in various ways.

Yang Yi was on the south bank of Daze, Guazhou, and had already returned from the people who had already returned. He formed 6,000 Muqi and 1,500 peasant soldiers in addition to the three thousand elite soldiers. The troops were large, but the equipment was quite problematic. Although they swallowed Liu Guangwu's equipment and seized a lot of supplies after defeating Di Yin, nearly half of the 6,000 Muqi still had naked horses, and the peasant soldiers used wooden spears - that could only be used for transportation. Although these 4,500 people could advance and retreat according to orders, it was hard to say how much role they could play when they really went to the battlefield.

Shi Ba Zeng said half-jokingly that the three thousand herd cavalry and one thousand five hundred peasant soldiers combined, and he could settle all the 4,500 people in one hour with him.

At that time, Guo Zhang smiled and asked, "What if there were another 3,000 people?"

Shiba laughed and refused to answer.

The days next to the Daze of Guazhou were hard and exciting. Zhang Mai thought of Shule here, and Yang Yi thought of Wen Su here. When Di Yin withdrew from this area and Jinchang's influence had not yet been rebuilt, Zhang Mai received the results here: on the one hand, he received various materials, and on the other hand, he accepted all parties to return to the people.

They used the collected materials, Zhang Mai and Yang Yi and the soldiers and generals to have dinner together, and their daily routines were together. The leaders and soldiers were almost inseparable from each other. The herdsmen and farmers saw that this legendary figure whose reputation was still above Cao Yijin was so easy, and they felt a deep sense of intimacy with respect. Guabei's material life did not become very good immediately, but seeing that the great archer was working as hard as himself, many poor people felt that the words Zhang Mai said became more and more convincing. Many people who were dependent felt that following Zhang Da archer would be full of hope in the future.

However, in the long run, Guabei is not a place to stay for a long time. The land in the semi-desert and half-prairie cannot support a full-time Wanzhang Army. Zhang Zhong made a calculation and felt that at this speed, the military rations might be exhausted within one month.

At this time, Di Yin had retreated, and Zhang Mai could not enter Suzhou without the support of Guiyi Army, so he asked Zhang Zhongmou to issue a document to Jinchang and prepare to go back.

After issuing the document, he summoned his subordinates and announced that he was about to return: "I will go back to Dunhuang to marry Princess Fu'an, and after marriage, I will go back to Kucha. If you are willing to follow me, I will pack up your things and follow me. In Gaochang, Yanqi, and Kucha, I will arrange men with appropriate soldiers to join the army. If you are not suitable for soldiers, as long as you are diligent enough, you will live a good life there - I will not give you gold, silver, jewelry, silk, silk and satin from the beginning, but I will arrange land and pasture for you to plant and grazing. But if you are unwilling to leave your hometown, I will not force you. After I leave here, you will use the skills that General Yang and I have given you to you during this period of time to defend your home."

Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison: "We are all willing to follow the Protector of the Dadu!"

Zhang Mai said: "Don't make a decision in such a hasty way, go back and think about it. The water and soil here are not worse than those in Kucha. As long as you work hard, you can live here."

Everyone shouted: "Although there are farmlands and grasslands here, there is no Massacre. We are willing to go to Kucha! Go to Yanqi! Go to Gaochang!"

Seeing that so many people supported him, Zhang Mai was moved and shouted: "Okay, okay, then everyone go back and clean up!"

Although the fugitives had no property, the nomadic tribe could even leave. Zhang Zhongmou thought: "Although these people in front of him were all the 'abandoned people' of Cao Linggong, they were the population on the ground of Guasha. I was afraid that Linggong might not agree to it."

There are always some rulers in the world who abandon the people born on their land, but when someone wants to take over these abandoned people on their behalf, they will immediately jump out and destroy the matter as if they were stimulated - because this will weaken their authority, and the weakening of authority is something they absolutely cannot bear!

But before Zhang Zhongmou told Zhang Mai about this concern, some bad news came from Shazhou, Yizhou and Suzhou.

First of all, there was an abnormal military transfer in the direction of Yizhou.

During the Liu Guangwu period, the Hundred Treasures, located between the three states of Shaguayi, had ears and ears and ears in Shazhou, Guazhou and Yizhou. After the Hundred Treasures were transformed by Zhang Mai, some of these ears and ears were inherited. At this time, it played a role. The troops who discovered Yizhou suddenly occupied the road between Yizhou and Guazhou, and the caravans were in strict accordance with the passage.

In Suzhou, the Long family suddenly took action again, and their action was very different from the last time. It seemed that there was a big aid coming later, so it came very quickly. Not long after, I arrived at the mountain alone again.

But the most worrying thing is Shazhou.

"Jialing sent a secret report in an emergency." Zhang Mai told Yang Yi.

"What happened to Jialing? What happened in Dunhuang?"

"Well," Zhang Mai's expression became heavy, and he said, "Li Bin should have been arrested, and the Sanjie Temple and the Zhang family have also been besieged. It seems that the Li family, which often secretly informed the Zhang family during this period, has also been monitored."

Yang Yi was shocked and said, "Why did Cao Yijin do this? Was he crazy?"
Chapter completed!