Three Kingdoms

  Lu Bu’s commanding cavalry is fast, but the logistics cannot keep up with the cavalry.

   There are many soldiers and horses going to battle, and the food and grass needed are also huge. Most of the Western Regions are relatively desolate, and the number of farming is small, but mainly animal husbandry, and the horses can gallop. These cattle and sheep that follow the army and provide red food for free can't speed up.

The number of cattle and sheep that can keep up with Lv Bu is naturally not many, and the supply is naturally too many monks and too little porridge. Wei Xu mainly supplies most of the amount to the army directly under Lv Bu, which naturally arouses dissatisfaction among the vassals, and everyone scolds them. Dao, full of complaints.

   Habit is a terrible thing.

  When Lu Bu was in Bingzhou and was Ding Yuan's subordinate, although he had the name of a master bookkeeper, he didn't care much about the logistics, money and food. Later, no matter whether he defected to Dong Zhuo, went to Yuan Shao's command, or is now under Yu Feiqian's command, he has basically never been in charge of people's livelihood and government affairs, basic logistics, so in fact Lu Bu didn't have much experience in this regard. concept.

In order to cover up his previous actions, Wei Xu always said to Lu Bu that there was no problem. He could handle it, so Lu Bu did not search and pay attention to it. As far as the loopholes in this area can be seen, Wei Xu has not just deducted the amount of food and grass rations for the vassal soldiers once.

  King of Kucha, Baisu may feel that one thing more is worse than one thing less, so he sent Lv Bu and others away early, let Lv Bu go to fight Dawan, and gave some food, grass, cattle and sheep.

  But Bai Shan didn't think so.

  He boasted that his talents were not inferior to Bai Su, and he even disdained to see Bai Su chanting Buddha's name every day. He felt that it was a joke for the lord of a country to ask for gods and Buddhas. But the problem is that he is not the lord, but the lord's brother, and sometimes he is not even considered a brother, just an errand...

  Like this time, he came to run errands for Bai Su, humbly laughing with him.

  He felt ruthless in his heart.

Bai Shan found that Lu Bu's army seemed to be divided into three parts, the headquarters, the old subordinates, and the new Yong. how to speak.

  This is kind of interesting...

  Bai Shan cheered up and observed carefully secretly.

  The generals of the headquarters are of course showing arrogance on their faces, but the old and the new are not so harmonious. Although they can't say that they are bickering, they keep their distance intentionally or unintentionally in their expressions and demeanor.

  While Baishan was watching from the sidelines, a group of soldiers came around a Han general, and it was Wei Xu.

  Wei Xu had a smile on his face. This smile is quite sincere, at least it is very sincere for the grain, grass, cattle and sheep brought by Baishan. After seeing Baishan, he said loudly: "I have seen the virtuous king of Qiuci!" I have long heard that the virtuous king is loyal, righteous and benevolent, and seeing him today really deserves his reputation! 』

  Bai Shan sneered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and saluted Wei Xu respectfully. When did you hear my name, maybe just now?

   Wei Xu stepped forward and invited Baishan to go in.

  Walking all the way in Baishan, he praised the soldiers and horses in Lu Bu's camp like a fool, "Look at the soldiers and horses of Da Duhu, they are mighty and majestic, really... like heavenly soldiers and generals!" Those soldiers and horses in the small country are really incomprehensible, Xiao Wang is really envious...』

Wei Xu laughed loudly, his face was bright, and he said a few words of humility. He suddenly felt that Bai Shan was a good person. After he brought Bai Shan to meet Lu Bu, he delivered some food, grass, cattle and sheep, and then sent Bai Shan to him. After leaving the camp, go back and meet Lu Bu again.

   Lu Bu nodded slightly when he saw Wei Xu whirling around, and then said: "Since Qiuci is knowledgeable, there is no need to use force." 』

   Kucha, Shule, Shache and other countries, and the Han Dynasty for three or four hundred years, have been inseparable.

  Sometimes it is attachment, sometimes it is defection.

  When he surrendered, he would pull the reins of the horse's head of the Han envoy, crying and shouting that the big man was his father, and he could not leave the poor child alone.

Now that Qiuci has surrendered and sent food, grass, cattle and sheep, Lu Bu is naturally not easy to fight, and Qiuci is not a small country, and there are many soldiers, horses and soldiers. If they really turn their faces, it will be troublesome to fight. The speed of this advance will definitely be slowed down.

  Wei Xu didn't have any objection to Lu Bu's arrangement. He wished to get some supplies here in Kucha, so as to relieve some of the pressure on him in charge of logistics.

   But others may not.

  Will the vassal army care about the whole grand strategy?

The vassal army thought that if they came with Lu Bu, they would have a chance to make a lot of money, but they didn't expect that when they arrived in Yanqi, they encountered rain and snow and had to stop. As a result, not to mention money and goods, even food and grass It is a shortage, and the belt on the belly is always tightened and tightened.

Originally, I thought that I had arrived at Kucha, if the King of Kucha was a little dissatisfied, he would sweep over, regardless of gold, silver and money, at least to fill up the withered intestines that had been hungry for many days, but there was no Thinking that King Qiuci voted so simply, he was immediately dumbfounded.

  Yanqi didn't fight, and Qiuci stopped fighting.

   In this way, if the next Shule didn't make a move, although it was very smooth, there was nothing wrong with it, but what about the money? What about cattle and sheep? Things you eat these days don't just fall from the sky for no reason!

   What's more, Wei Xu is a eccentric, he only cares about the headquarters in front of Lu Bu, and the others are indifferent, and he doesn't even get a share of stuttering!

So among the vassal army, Hu Tutian from Shache, who had surrendered earlier, stood up, coughed lightly, and said to Lu Bu respectfully: "Most of them are guarding you. I heard that King Kucha believes in Buddha more... Do you think this matter is a little too light? 』

"Um? Lu Bu frowned, "What do you mean?" 』

  Hu Tutian took a look at Lu Bu, and quickly lowered his head, "Didn't the Great Protector kill many Buddhist monks in Xihai City before..."

   Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, "Those are fake monks, they deserve death!" 』

  Hu Tutian nodded again and again and said: "What the chief protector said is true! Those guys who pretend to be monks are naturally damned! But this Kucha... It is said that they also dug stone walls and carved Buddha statues for the Buddha. It can be seen that these Kucha people believe in the Buddha... If I say...well, I just assume that if some Buddhist monks instigated and ruined the name of the Great Protector, or...'

   Lu Bu stared, "What do you want to say?" 』

"Reporting to the Chief Protector, I mean that I would like to be the vanguard, and go ahead to investigate one or two... If Qiuci really works hard, then it's fine, if it is..." Hu Tutian laughed, "There is a Great Protector here I'll take care of you at the back, so I can rest assured, right? 』

   Lu Bu pondered for a moment, nodded, and looked at Wei Xu, "What do you think?" 』

  Wei Xu had some serious idea, pretended to think for a while, then nodded and said: "Reporting to the Chief Protector, my subordinates think it is good." 』

  『That’s it! 』Lü Bu threw down the command flag and asked Hu Tutian to lead his own troops, plus 3,000 vassal troops as the front army, so that they could advance forward and act as pioneers to explore the way.

  …(艹盘艹)convex┗|｀O′|┛哩~~…

  Bai Shan returned to Wangcheng, and left the palace after handing over the errand.

  The King City of Kucha is called Pilang, which means huge and gigantic.

  The entire royal city is built according to the mountain situation. There are three layers inside and outside. Most of them are made of loess as the cornerstone and rammed earth as the walls. There are many gold and silver decorations on the walls, shining brilliantly under the sunlight.

  Because Kucha worshiped the Buddha these years, many monks came and went in the city. From time to time, devout believers offer food, water, and flowers to the monks, which looks peaceful.

   Bai Shan stared at the monks, sighed slightly, then turned and left.

  Some people believe in Buddhism, but naturally there are also people who don't.

   Some people look forward to the afterlife, while others think about this life.

  Baishan does not believe in Buddhism, and even thinks that these Buddhas and monks are all a trick of Anxi and Guishuang's poisonous conspiracy.

  It's a pity that Bai Su believes in Buddhism.

   And Bai Su, who believed in Buddhism, was still the king.

  Other things are easy to talk about, and Bai Su also listens to them, but when it comes to this belief, Bai Su thinks that Bai Shan's face is hideous, with ulterior motives, and even turned against each other and quarreled.

  Cultivating Buddha, can practicing Buddha make soldiers retreat and put down swords and guns? Bai Shan sneered, and then returned to his house.

  The royal family of Kucha all lived in cave dwellings.

  Similar to cave dwellings on loess high slopes.

  There is less rain in the Western Regions, so these cave dwellings opened in the mountains are warm in winter and cool in summer, and the terrain is relatively high.

  The setting sun shines on the loess, shining golden.

  The gold-inlaid Buddha statues on the loess rock walls are even more like 120-watt light bulbs, shining brightly.

  Bai Shan felt that it was very dazzling, so he turned his head and went back to the cave to sit down. Not long after, servants from the royal palace brought in the canned food for tonight, and arranged them one by one...

  Bai Shan frowned, "Why are there only these today?" 』

  Noodles.

   pickles.

   A bowl of pimple soup.

  The servant replied, saying that it was the king who spoke, and these days are the Buddha's Nirvana Day, so all meat and meat dishes have been cancelled, only vegetarian food...

  『If you don’t have any meat, bring some goat’s milk,’ Bai Shan said with a frown. 』

  『To the virtuous king, this goat milk... is also banned...』

  『Goat’s milk too? ”Bai Shan’s eyes widened, “Didn’t you say that free food was worthless some time ago? 』

  『Report to the virtuous king, saying that the new eminent monk has set new rules...』

  Bai Shan took a deep breath, waved his hands helplessly after a while, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows halfway through speaking, "Then bring some kumiss... Maybe kumiss is banned too?" 』

  The servant nodded timidly.

  『You can’t eat red food, and you can’t eat white food now...』 Bai Shan waved his arms, 『First it was Buddha’s birthday, and then it was Nirvana day! What is a monk's day! Dao day! happy day! How many times throughout the year are not human, but Buddha's! You can't eat red and white food, this is also forbidden, and that is also forbidden, just let everyone stop eating, as long as everyone is hungry! Don't you save yourself trouble? ! 』

  Bai Shan laughed back in anger.

  The servant shrank his head, not daring to speak.

   Knowing this, Bai Shan couldn't blame the servant, so he just waved his hand to make the servant retreat.

  The servant is as if pardoned.

  Bai Shan stared at those noodle pickles, and had no desire to eat them at all...

  If it was before, he would have to go to Bai Su for a theory, but now, he has another idea.

  Perhaps it was also because there were many theories before, but Bai Su didn't listen at all.

  The sun slowly set and the shadow gradually shrouded Bai Shan's face.

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   Bai Su also had a headache.

  The Han army sent people to ask for fodder for cattle, sheep and horses.

   sheep one thousand and five.

  Five hundred cattle.

   Ma Yiqian.

  Wei Xu thinks that Qiuci can give 1000, at least there are 10,000 at home!

  The number of cattle, sheep and horses the Han army wanted was actually not too much for the entire Kucha country.

   This is at most the number of livestock in a large tribe, and there is not only one livestock tribe in Kucha. But there is nothing wrong with the fact that the Kucha country is larger. Not all the manpower and material resources of Kucha are concentrated together and can be deployed at any time. There are indeed some near the royal city, but after giving them out, what will be eaten inside and outside the royal city?

   Kucha became a big country in the Western Regions because of its unique water and soil. There are four rivers in the territory of Kucha, one is the Baima River, the other is the Jishu River, or Beihe River, the third is the Kucha Water, which is the earliest birthplace of Kucha, and the fourth is the Gumo River, or the Pao River. Change the river.

  In addition to these four big rivers, there are also some small rivers in Kucha. These rivers are connected with each other, ditches are vertical and horizontal, and the water system is dense, which makes Kucha arable and grazing.

   There are high mountains in the north of the major oases in Kucha, and the depths of the mountains produce timber, gold and other minerals. There are scattered pastures in the middle of the mountain, where cattle, sheep and camels can be grazed. At the foot of the mountain, there are generally large grasslands, which can be used to raise cattle, sheep, donkeys and other large and small animals, and can also be cultivated.

   Therefore, this kind of production mode according to the different mountain conditions makes Kucha naturally more developed commercially. Because mountain residents are engaged in nomadic economy, foothill residents are engaged in semi-agricultural and semi-animal husbandry economy, and oasis residents are engaged in agricultural or handicraft economy. Because they are engaged in different economies and produce different products, they need to exchange with each other, and the commercial atmosphere is natural. It's thick.

  In addition to the merchants who trade things, it can be said that the business in Kucha is also very powerful, which is why Bai Su feels that he needs to maintain a certain good relationship with the Han people.

  Bai Su didn’t want to get involved in the conflicts between the Han people and Anxi, or between the Han people and Guishuang. He just wanted to watch the vicissitudes and changes of the world like a Buddha, while himself being immortal.

   But the problem is that he was a laborer last time, and he has already sent out a lot of fodder for cattle, sheep and horses.

  If you send it again now, and ask for it again next time, will you give it or not?

  『Come on! ’ Bai Su said in a deep voice, ‘Someone tell the Han envoy that we need to raise funds, and when the funds are completed, we will **** them to Dadu...’

   The entourage led the order to retreat.

  Bai Su sat silently for a while, and then called another person, "Go and ask the national teacher, what is the Buddha's birthday and attainment day recently...then report it to me." 』

  The Han army is tantamount to additional expenses. Before the cattle and sheep are deployed from all over the country, try to save as much as possible.

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  Hu Tutian felt that even if Shache was able to let go of his old enemies back then, he couldn’t just say that Baisu, King of Qiuci, was spared in vain.

  Anyway, it’s free whoring, or it’s free, if you don’t seize the opportunity to make a fortune, wouldn’t you be an idiot?

  Hututian is considered to be the royal family of Shache Kingdom.

once.

  Most of the states in the Western Regions are useless, and Shache is no exception. At first, they were pro-Han, but later they hated Han, but Feng Fengshi gave him a slap in the face, and quickly surrendered to Han with embarrassment. When he got up, he was cleaned up by Ban Chao, so he felt refreshed again and surrendered again.

   During this process, the Hutu clan became enmity with Qiuci.

   Back then, the relationship between Qiuci and Shache was pretty good. When I heard that Ban Chao was going to beat Shache, Shache was so anxious that his **** was about to burst out, and he hurried to Qiuci for help.

  The royal family of Kucha was still Ulido...

In the end, I don’t know what Yuliduo thought. It was obvious that he could send troops to rescue immediately. Maybe Yuliduo wanted to eat two fish, profit from both ends, or some other reason. Yulido did not send troops immediately, but assembled five After ten thousand people leave.

   In this way, it is naturally too late.

  Ban Chao raided the Shache Kingdom and beat the Hutu clan to pieces, and after hearing the news of Hutu's defeat, the people of Kucha did not dare to come. Of course, Kucha didn't get any benefits in the follow-up. When Ban Chao returned to the army, he went to Kucha to sit in the country, deposed Yuliduo, and supported Kucha Baiba as king. This is why the current royal family in Kucha has the Bai surname.

  Although it is said that Qiuci has changed his surname now, not all the grievances and enmities of the past may be blown away with the wind.

Of course, Hu Tutian has no way to do anything against King Qiuci, but it is still possible to vent his anger by causing some small damage, especially since the vassal army has not received any decent supplements since this period of time, and all of them are eyes Green and drooling.

  Of course some people think that doing so is risky, but Hu Tutian blew his beard and said, "There is a saying in the Han people, which is called "wealth and wealth are found in danger"!" This is what the Han Chinese sages said! Do nothing, is it possible to wait for the sky to drop cattle, sheep and money? During this period of time, following the chief guardian, the sons, no, not only the sons, but even the horses have lost their shape! If you don't think of a way yourself, just wait to starve to death! Otherwise, you will go to the general guard and say that you will give us all the money and food for the cattle and sheep? ! 』

   The opponents immediately fell silent.

  『That’s it, just find a tribe, not too big or too small! Hu Tutian smiled with his mouth open, showing a mouthful of yellow and black teeth, "It's too big to eat, too small to eat!" Order to go on, let the children be quicker in their hands and feet, and stricter in their mouths! Don't let the wind slip! It is said that Guishuang spies were caught! If you want to murder us, we will defend ourselves! Do you understand? ! Set off! 』