Three Kingdoms

  Life, death, killing, saving people, maybe all in one thought.

  Zhang Liao is now forced to face this kind of duality.

  Everything has two sides.

   people also have.

  Good guy, bad guy.

  Good people can do bad things with good intentions, and bad people do things with good intentions occasionally.

  People who are smiling are often holding knives behind their backs, while those with black faces and strict requirements are compassionate.

  After Zhang Liao gave the order to the vassal army, many people breathed a sigh of relief, and many people jumped up angrily.

   The night gradually fell silent.

   Outside Xihai City, the place where light and fire concentrated is the military camp.

  In addition to the places on duty in the barracks, there are some scattered bonfires outside the barracks, dotted around. These bonfires are Han people gathered around one after another. Because there is no special planning, these scattered bonfires are far and near, not neat.

  Looking at this situation, even the dullest people can more or less understand the turbulent waves hidden in the Western Regions. Xihai City is like a solitary boat, surrounded by the wind and waves all around, especially the big guard who has not shown up for a long time, but Zhang Liao is in charge. This kind of leadership is unclear and there is no definite sense of belonging. These Han soldiers have changed from being suspicious at the beginning to vaguely restless now.

  On the city wall, all the soldiers on duty are Han Chinese. Holding up lights, these soldiers walked slowly on the city wall. The light of the fire can only illuminate a distance of more than ten feet, and beyond the light of the fire is the darkness that is constantly trying to oppress it.

  The mentality of the Han soldiers is obviously a lot worse. Occasionally, they gather together in the process of patrolling, and they are not as rigorous as before. They will inevitably gather together to chat in a low voice. The things discussed are nothing more than these changes in the Western Regions, when they will send troops to defeat these messy troops, etc., but the discussions come and go, and no one can discuss any results.

  Naturally, a few Han soldiers would not have any whimsical ideas. They were more reporting to the regiment to keep warm and reduce their own anxiety. It was like patients in the ward discussing their illnesses, which actually did not help much in the treatment.

  『The general is patrolling the city! 』

  The Han soldiers who were discussing were taken aback for a moment, then turned their heads to look, and saw Zhang Liao walking up with Han Guo.

  These Han soldiers quickly dispersed and stood on the edge of the battlements pretending to be nonchalant.

  Han Guo's complexion is not very good-looking, because Zhang Liao has never agreed with Han Guo's suggestion.

  Han is too young, so the control over his expression is not very strong.

  Han Guo's suggestion is very simple, kill Wei Xu, imprison Lu Bu, characterize the whole incident as quickly as possible, and then gather the morale of the army and strictly guard Xihai City. Han Guo didn't understand why Zhang Liao hesitated at this time, or had other concerns, he couldn't understand.

   Zhang Liao said to bring him to patrol the city, and Han Guo also followed. He wanted to know why Zhang Liao was unwilling to do this, or what was the connection with patrolling the city?

  Han Guo, his own name represents everything. He followed Li Ru before, and then went to Chang'an, and before that he went to Longyou to follow Jia Xu. Although he was not originally from a very good family background, and his talent was not very strong, but after following Li Ru and Jia Xu for so many years, more or less Also learned some. He even knew that Jia Xu sent him here to help Zhang Liao suppress these Qiang people in case something changed...

  But Zhang Liao actually wanted to let the Qiang people go back?

  What is Zhang Liao thinking?

  Han Guo was still thinking, but he heard Zhang Liao already asking the Han soldiers on duty, "There are rebels outside now, are you afraid?" 』

  The Han soldiers originally belonged to the old soldiers of Xiliang, and they also met Zhang Liao. Seeing Zhang Liao asking, he immediately raised his chest and said loudly: "General! What is there to be afraid of? Can these barbarians from the Western Regions be more cruel than Xianbei? This gang of rebels is just what they look like! Can't stand our rush! 』

  Zhang Liao laughed, patted the soldier, and then asked the guards to give him some dried meat and military rations, which was also an encouragement, and praised, "He is a good man!" 』

  The soldier got the reward, thanked him, and it was over, but for some reason, he suddenly said, "General! When do we call out? Is the military merit of fighting with the general guard before counting? 』

  The team leader standing aside trembled when he heard the words, but the soldier had already said what he said, so he couldn't just grab it and stop it immediately, and even if he stopped his mouth, wouldn't the words still go out?

  Zhang Liao nodded slowly, "Of course, he was bleeding and sweating, and his head was tied to his belt. How could he have no military merits?" Remember it all, after the fight, we will reward you together! 』

  Although it was only a verbal promise, it obviously reassured the soldier, saying that it would be good, that would be good...

   After saying a few more words, Zhang Liao and Han Guo continued to walk down with the men, leaving the **** to be disciplined by pinching his ears by the team leader.

  Han Guo thoughtfully followed behind Zhang Liao.

  Zhang Liao talked with several other soldiers on the city wall. Although each soldier answered differently, there are two points that are relatively clear, "military merit" and "general protection".

  Military merit, this is easy to understand. Most of the time, everyone must first ensure their own survival and realize their own value, so these people are of course very concerned about whether they have military merits. It’s like working overtime itself is not a problem, but the problem is that overtime work is not paid, and it is required to be voluntary, and those who dare to resist overtime work without overtime pay will be spared no effort to suppress them.

Zhang Liao understands this, so he will not foolishly say that Lu Bu is defeated, so there is no such thing as military merit to provoke conflicts, but according to most people's cognition, he said that of course blood and sweat will be rewarded, In this way, even if it cannot be cashed out immediately, it can make these people feel a little more at ease.

  The other part mentions the chief guardian, which is a bit intriguing...

  After returning to the official office in the city, Han Guo frowned and said, "General Wen Yuan, you mean that Lu Fengxian is still popular, so you can't do it lightly?" Before making a move, he needs to cut off his popularity in the army, otherwise there may be chaos? 』

  Zhang Liao was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Unlike the ending of Lu Bu who was heavily besieged in Xiapi in history, the current Lu Bu has not yet reached the point where people hate dogs. For most soldiers and soldiers, they hate Wei Xu, but not too much. Most blamed Lu Bu for the crime. This kind of situation is very common in feudal dynasties. The most typical is that the emperor is a good man, and the one who does evil is a traitor. As long as the emperor wakes up in time and kills the traitor, the emperor will still be a good emperor.

  At the same time, in another aspect, Lu Bu's bravery on the battlefield was deeply engraved in the hearts of these soldiers. At that time Lu Bu led these soldiers and chased some miscellaneous soldiers from the Western Regions like mowing grass. These soldiers still have a deep memory to this day.

Most of these soldiers don't understand what the future, politics, strategy, etc. are about the future, politics, and strategy of the people who are not yet enlightened. Once it is completed, they will immediately change their words and say good things to Lu Bu and Wei Xu, praising Lu Bu and Wei Xu as living Bodhisattvas, living Buddhas, or other living things.

  So even if Han Guo said that it was for the future of the Western Regions, for the future of the Great Han, these soldiers didn't understand it at all, and they didn't care.

  Han Guo thought for a long time, then nodded and said: "Well... I will go to see Lu Fengxian tomorrow..."

  Zhang Liao froze for a moment, "Huh? 』

  『I try to solve this problem. Han Guo said slowly, with calm and steady eyes, "I came to Xihai to solve the problems in the Western Regions...Although my talents are limited, I will try my best... instead of just waiting..."

  Zhang Liao frowned slightly, "Change it, I think you have some misunderstanding..."

  Han Guo waved his hand and said: "We are not familiar with each other at first, and it is normal to have misunderstandings, but as long as there is a little similarity... the policy of riding in the Western Regions should not be easily given up!" 』

   After Han Guo finished speaking, he stared at Zhang Liao seriously.

   Zhang Liao was silent for a while, then nodded in the same way.

  …(*`ェ*)…

   Layers of dark clouds rolled up from the sky and piled up quickly.

  There is not much rain in the Western Regions, but if it rains, it will be hot and cold, and it will even snow in some places. It really snows in June.

   Now it looks like it's going to rain, and the wind is howling across the desert, whistling around with wind and sand. Pushed by the strong wind, dark clouds piled up from the horizon to the top of the head, until the entire sky above the head was congested into a gloomy world.

   It's like congestion on the ground.

   At this moment, the ground is really congested.

  Under the strong wind and dark clouds, the dilapidated camp around Qiuci City was full of panic.

   Except for those Guishuang people who occupied a good place early and set up tents, the rest of the herdsmen who lack clothing and cloth will suffer a heavy rain in the wild.

  In the Central Plains, sometimes being drenched in the summer rain is still a kind of romance. In places like the Western Regions, the summer rain can still make people know what cold rain is.

  Everywhere is chaotically busy, and sometimes those busy shepherds can bump into each other, like two flies flying around without heads.

  During the majority of the feudal dynasty, these herdsmen were even more pathetic than the Han people in the Central Plains, because they had less knowledge than the Han people in the Central Plains, and even the inheritance of the older generation may not be able to be effectively preserved.

  In every black and white disaster, the old and the weak in the tribe become the first people to be abandoned...

  Many times, these nomads will be more like taking the route of Western materialization, which is different from the humanization route that China has taken since ancient times.

  The route of materialization means that everything is an object and everything is money, including people. A living person is a commodity, whether it is a man or a woman, just like a mobile phone, if it looks good, the selling price will be high, and if there is a brand, it will be more expensive, and then what kind of feelings, what psychology, what position, everything Anything that can be added up is added up, and the price can be pushed as high as it can be pushed up, but in fact, if you buy it back, the high probability of using it is still mostly communication.

  Is it humanized...

   To give a simple example, the laws such as "concealment between relatives" and "revenge of blood relatives" that the big man currently allows are, to a certain extent, the embodiment of humanization. A person is not an item, not a thing, let alone a business. Murder does not mean that the criminal can continue to be free after paying a lot of money, but that "the murderer pays with his life".

  Objectification and humanization are like two sides of human nature. It is obviously inappropriate to simply divide them into good and bad. At different stages, at different times, and under different positions, there are often different answers.

Just like these herdsmen who came here because they were inspired, they came with a good idea and a good wish in their hearts, hoping that they and their children could live like human beings in the future, but in fact At the moment they are actually living like an item, where they need it, they just throw it there.

  Need these herdsmen to graze in peacetime, and need these herdsmen as consumables in wartime. You can play with these herdsmen in your spare time, and you can bully these herdsmen as a vent when you are angry. It is very useful.

   At the height of the wreckage of Qiuci City, Master Busen quietly looked at the hardworking herdsmen in the distance, folded his hands together, and whispered the Buddha's name.

  He understood that this was his karma.

  The Guishuang people are now constantly recruiting brave people from these herdsmen who came to form a direct army. Compared with the chaotic herdsmen camps in the distance, it is a different scene. These troops directly under the Guishuang people arranged the camps according to the requirements of the army, and perfected the armor as much as possible. These days, they have also started to assemble and practice, so even when the storm is about to come, they did not show panic. look like.

  These directly subordinate troops, except that they are less proficient than the Guishuang soldiers, and the ordnance armor is a little worse, are generally different from ordinary herdsmen, more or less like a regular army.

  Bu Sen looked at these people and at the herdsmen in the distance, silent. He was wearing a cloth robe that had been washed and turned whitish, and it was blown and fluttered in the wind, giving him a rather high profile.

   Not far from Busen is Taxa.

  Takesa doesn't have the complicated emotions of Busen. He only has excitement and anticipation.

  Takesa is also wearing a suit of armor. On the surface, he still looks solemn, but he is very excited in his heart. The things in front of me are the strength I have accumulated, and it is my fortune to create the United States of the Western Regions in the future! I hope this stalemate lasts longer, and I can gain more power!

Taxa felt that the biggest reason for being attacked by the Han generals before was that ordinary herdsmen were really vulnerable. In order to change this situation, he had to gain more power within a limited time and cultivate an animal that was at least somewhat The arrival of troops with military literacy will lay a solid foundation for a decisive battle with the Han people in the near future.

  A member of the Guishuang Military Academy came forward to report on the preparations for the heavy rain, and asked Taxa for any other orders.

  Takesa nodded, and then asked: "What's happening with the Han people?" Has the sentry sent out come back yet? 』

   This is what Tagusa is most concerned about.

In order to ensure the collection of information about the Han people, Taxa sent a lot of scouts and sentries, divided into several units, and set up an outpost camp in Yanqi, specifically for the detection of Xihai City, and arranged a messenger every half a day The soldiers came to report on the detection of Xihai City, and they really worked hard to prepare for the battle.

  『General, the latest news is that the Han people are preparing to retreat...they are gathering the Han people around Xihai City, and dispatched troops to maintain the route from Xihai City to Yumen Pass...General, the Han people are scared! Victory will be ours! 』

   Guishuang Military Academy was obviously also very excited, reporting with a loud voice.

  Takuza nodded and said with satisfaction: "Very good. The weather looks like it's going to rain heavily. Looking at the weather, I don't know how many days it will rain... But whether it's raining or not, the scouts can't relax! Pass on the word, let the sons and daughters work harder, I will count all the hard work! It will be recorded in military merit! When the Han people are defeated, not only the spoils of war, but also additional rewards! 』

   Guishuang Military Academy responded loudly, and then backed down.

  Takesa squinted at Busen who was making a gesture of harmony between man and nature not far away, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and then resumed his solemn expression.

  The Han people are about to retreat...

This is good!

very good!

If the Han people have made it clear that they want to send a large number of reinforcements, Takesa might have to carefully weigh the victory or defeat, and then think about the way out, but now that the Han people are ready to evacuate, what else is there to do? What about hesitating? This is an opportunity, a fantastic opportunity! This is an excellent opportunity for him to become the master of the Western Regions from a small general!

  As for Busen, let him continue to be an eminent monk, a master, and there is no need to worry about these mundane things. Therefore, what Taxa is most concerned about is, of course, whether the Han people in Xihai City really want to retreat, or whether they are pretending to retreat and actually gathering troops to prepare for battle...

  In Takesa’s view, the Han soldiers in Xihai City are nothing. The key is whether the Han intend to reinforce them from the rear. Before he came to the Western Regions, he also heard that there was a very powerful Han general in the back of the Western Regions. All his men were elite soldiers and strong generals, who came and went like the wind. If he really confronted the large army behind the Han people, he would probably be There is no chance of winning, so now that he keeps an eye on Xihai City, he can know whether the strategy of the Han people is to fight or to withdraw.

  If the Han people want to fight, then those Han people will not be allowed to withdraw. After all, Taxa believes that those Han people are part of the property just like the herdsmen in the distance. So these few days are very critical. If the Han people really plan to withdraw, then he doesn't mind taking the opportunity to put some pressure on the Han people.

   Keeping an eye on Xihai City, it is natural to be able to determine the strategic direction of the Han people!

   While thinking, Tagusa suddenly felt a chill on his face. Looking up, I saw that the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be crying unbearably, and the rain was dripping down.

  Takeza spread out his hands, followed the rain from the sky, and then clenched them tightly. He felt that the key point of the battle in the Western Regions seemed to be approaching, and he would definitely be able to grasp it!

   After the rainy season, you can enter the army!