Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2883 Desert, where are you going?

  Xia Houshang is a little bit angry.

  So people who are familiar with him are afraid to disturb him late at night when he is sleeping soundly.

  Can the escape of Xiahou Zijiang be regarded as a particularly urgent military matter, and must Xiahoushang be awakened from his dream?

  Cao Cao has a tradition of killing people in his dreams, and of course the people below follow suit. Anyway, everyone is great, let’s kill people in their dreams together! It's like the glasses and water cups of later generations. It's a tradition to look up to the commander-in-chief!

   Therefore, when Xia Houshang got up in the morning and received the news, his expression changed, adding a third of grimness.

  『Where is that kid now? Why didn't you stop it? ! 』

  The three or four military academies under his command all lowered their heads.

  Who dares to stop this?

   Once they stop, Xiahou Zijiang will definitely make a move without hesitation, so should they lie down and admit kicking, or turn around and run?

  If you lie down and admit to being kicked, if Xiahou Zijiang's people can't hold back, those guys will apologize and spend some money to issue a letter of understanding?

   Turning around and running away, maybe it will be considered dereliction of duty, and even the official will be slapped?

   As for fighting back, it is even more impossible. If it fails, it will be judged as a fight. Who will suffer then?

  Actually, if you look at the laws of Qin and the laws of Han, there are already subtle differences.

  The Book of Changes has a saying: "If you attack Mongolia, you will be disadvantaged by the bandits, and you will benefit from the bandits." 』It’s talking about brave deeds. During the Qin Dynasty, definite rewards were given for brave deeds. For example, those who turn the thief to the government on the spot will get all the money on the thief; those who arrest the fugitive will get corresponding monetary rewards Wait, and so on, and the Qin Dynasty also stipulated the law on how to deal with acts of righteousness and innocence. 』

  In the Han Dynasty, the scope was greatly narrowed, from "Hundred Steps" to "Five Neighborhoods".

  In the later feudal dynasties, it was further narrowed, and even changed from the same crime to "reduced" corporal punishment, and then the scope was further reduced, and it became "knowledge without saving", and the only one who bears the responsibility.

In feudal dynasties, the power of local officials to catch up with yamen servants was small, so in many cases, officials from the government came out to clean up the land after the crimes had been committed. With the reverse increase of government personnel, there are more and more people who just eat and don't work. Naturally, they feel that the people are not easy to manage, and they don't like the people to use violence to confront them.

Throughout the evolution of the feudal dynasty, the standard of civil valor for the common people was gradually reduced, the scope was also gradually reduced, and the restrictions were strengthened step by step, which actually showed that the feudal dynasty was further oppressing from all aspects. The people, especially these changes in the law also reveal that the ruler hopes that the people will not resist as much as possible when facing evil deeds. Only know how to escape and non-resistance.

  Even in feudal dynasties, victims in turn have to apologize and kowtow to the powerful perpetrators to apologize and confess their guilt. The purpose is to teach the rest of the people to see if they dare to resist next time!

  So when Xiahou Zijiang used violence, who would dare to move?

  Xia Houshang looked at these military schools and understood what was going on in his heart, so he said angrily: "This is really a child's nonsense!" 』

  All the military academies lowered their heads, their eyebrows and eyes moved secretly, and they couldn't help but rejoice. As expected, it was fortunate that they didn't stop them.

  Resisting orders in the army, opening the gate of the camp privately, going out without orders, and taking the crowd away, no matter which one it is, it is a capital offense!

  But in Xia Houshang's mouth, it turned into "children's nonsense"!

  If this is really going up to stop it, wouldn't it be reduced to being caressing like "children"?

  Xia Houshang's anger rose, he turned his head, looked at the three or four military schools with cold eyes, and said in a cold tone, "Children are impulsive!" You are also fooling around! This is the son of General Xiahou! If something goes wrong, how can I explain to the general! 』

   All the military academies lowered their heads together, not daring to say anything. It’s really a sentence that Tangerine Maipi doesn’t know whether to be a paddle or not, okay, this time it has changed from "children" to "confession" again!

  If Zhenger Bajing wants to govern the country according to the law, then it doesn’t matter whether it is a general or an ordinary person. What's more, this is not a general, but the general's child! As a result, Xiahou Zijiang obviously made a mistake and violated the military law, but it turned into how to explain to General Xiahou Dun!

  But from the perspective of the feudal dynasty, there is nothing wrong with doing so. After all, under class rule, the upper echelons of the feudal dynasty did enjoy various privileges, and naturally they could not share the same law with the so-called ordinary people, let alone just violating military laws, even if they were suspected of some heinous felony. In the feudal dynasties, it can still be classified as "temporary chaos" or "ignorant", and then the big things are turned into small things.

  Xiahoushang was still angry, "General Xiahou personally handed over the child to us!" As a result, you just watched and did nothing? ! Um? ! If something happened to Xiahou Zijiang, would you all be desperate? ! 』

  Hearing this, all the military academies were about to cry!

this…

  This is too unreasonable!

  But the feudal dynasty is so unreasonable! Can reasoning still be called a feudal dynasty?

Xia Houshang's remarks, which were obviously intended to throw the pot away, immediately made all the military academies unable to hold back. If Xiahoushang continues to talk like this, it is impossible to say when Xiahou Zijiang will have no problems at all, and all the rest are these Military Academy's fault!

have a look!

  Forcing a good child like this!

  All good children have become depressed!

  The child is fine at home, why is it like this in Youbei? !

   So-and-so.

  Xia Houshang's extremely cold and stern tone made all the military academies start to distinguish one after another, and they didn't want to take the blame.

  『This is Mr. Shaolang. He said that it has something to do with Xiahou’s family’s face and future plans. He also said that Xiahou should not lose face by staying behind...that’s why he didn’t stop Mr. Shaolang...』

  『Mr. Shaolang also brought his people, all of whom are warriors of Xiahou’s family. Even if they can’t make any military exploits, self-protection should be fine...so we thought so, and came here to report...』

  『If the general thinks something is wrong, please issue a general order. We will order soldiers and horses to go out to meet Mr. Shaolang...』

  Xia Houshang couldn't calm down anymore, and turned around with his hands behind his back.

  Xiahou Zizang is dead. If Xiahou Zijiang dies again, let’s not talk about whose fault it is. Leaving aside the facts, how sad is General Xiahou Dun?

  General Xiahoudun fought on the battlefield with blood and sweat for the sake of the Han Dynasty and Prime Minister Cao. He, Xia Houshang, can be defeated, can do his own thing, and even imprisoned Xiahou Zijiang instead of General Xiahou Dun. This is all right, but the only thing is that he must ensure the safety of Xiahou Zijiang!

  Now Xiahou Zijiang runs out, in case...

  Amidst the agitation, Xia Houshang almost roared, "What is the face of Xiahou's family? If something really happened to Mr. Shaolang, it would be called losing face! This field training was originally just for Mr. Shaolang to experience it, so as to lay a foundation! As for military exploits and battle honors, how could he be missing after a hearty victory! And why bother to do it yourself? He really... This kid has experienced too few setbacks! 』

  『Don’t look at the guards around him, what is that? ! It's not that I underestimated the martial prowess of Xiahou's disciples, but if I really ran into the army horse from the hussars...even I would have to be careful, let alone a half-assed guy like him? ! If something goes wrong accidentally, how will you explain to General Xiahou then! 』

  『If troops are sent out of the camp now, what will General Cao do? Not to mention where to find it! Everyone dispersed, there are so many supplies in this camp, if there is another mistake, you and I will lose our heads! General Cao's surname is not Xiahou... No! General Cao speaks of military law! 』

   Xia Houshang roared angrily and danced with his hands and feet, obviously distracted, and his words and deeds were abnormal.

   This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work either. It’s really a dilemma.

   All the military academies looked at each other, but they all knelt down on the ground, claiming to be guilty. How can I say this, if I continue to argue, won't I be suspected of contradicting my boss? Besides, they really have no good way to solve this problem.

  『Damn it! Where did this kid go? 』

  …(*≧∪≦)…

  In the depths of the desert, this piece of land has been shrouded in the shadow of war and soaked in blood since the day recorded in the history books.

  From the early Bei Rong, then became the Xiongnu, to the later Xianbei and Wuhuan, and then to the later Turkic, Rouran, Uighur, Xi, Khitan, Jurchen, etc...

It is hard to say whether these successively rising desert nations have their own evolutionary path of development, growth, aging and perdition, or whether they have passed on the light of civilization between successive appearances, but one thing is certain, these desert nations Once the nations among them rise up, they will turn their wolf-like eyes to the Central Plains, peeking at the farming civilization of the Central Plains that makes them covetously.

And these are only the big tribes or tribal alliances whose names have been recorded in history, and in the long years, there are those who have not been recorded in the annals and were swept away by the great integration of ethnic groups on these grasslands. Small tribes and small nations.

Perhaps these people in the desert have all kinds of excuses and reasons for natural disasters and man-made disasters, but they are not like the farming peoples in the Central Plains, who have to deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters by themselves, but they will show greed under these excuses and reasons face, riding a horse, raising a knife, going south, going south...

  However, as history has proven countless times, **** killings can never bring true surrender.

   In the face of the butcher knives of these nomadic peoples in the grasslands and deserts, the farming people of the Central Plains Huaxia may be silent, and they may be tolerant, but they will never forget their hatred and struggle. From the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States period, to the Qin and Han Dynasties, and continued to the subsequent feudal dynasties, these memories have been left in the history books. Even if these nomads tampered with it several times and burned the original manuscripts of the history books, the blood will not dissipate and the pain will disappear.

   Now, the battle in the desert has just come to an end, and it is far from coming to an end.

   Just like the beacon tower standing in front of Zhang He, and a small army village, the temporary calm is just a temporary pause in the continuous war in the desert.

   might also be a sign.

   This is like a landmark.

  A tentacle of the Hussar Northern Territory Army penetrating into the desert.

   People who are impatient often fail to achieve great things.

  Frizzled, reckless, just do whatever they can. People with this personality were the thugs of tribal leaders in ancient times, and these people were often the first to die. It is really not easy to be the fish that slipped through the net and pass on their DNA.

   It has been a long time since Zhang He came here on his last cruise.

  The army village is built with civil structures. Since wood is more scarce in the desert, it is actually soil, or soil cement, which has become its main component.

  The rammed earth and soil cement layer of the outer wall seem to have fallen off and cracked under the attack of wind and frost, but there is still no major problem overall.

  There is a team of troops stationed here all the year round. A team of fifty, plus some miscellaneous soldiers, about seventy or eighty people. In the military village, there are command posts, barracks, warehouses, arsenals, wells, hay sheds and stables.

  On the high platform of the military village, under the wooden canopy, there is a crossbow on the left and right. The huge crossbow bolts that are built together are slightly rusty because they have not been taken care of in time, as if they were stained with some old blood.

  Zhang He stood on the high platform of the military village, silently, looking out.

   Looking around, you can see everything in a radius of more than ten miles.

   Except for a small hill here in Junzhai, the rest are desert grasslands.

  The north wind drove the clouds, just like herdsmen driving sheep, moving slowly on the blue sky.

   On the other hand, there is a strip of blue and black in the distance of the eyes.

   Zhang He arrived here with a team of troops on patrol an hour ago.

   Every once in a while, he and Gan Feng will lead people to conduct inspections, and the inspection points are these military strongholds scattered in the desert.

  In the past few days, Zhang He has passed through several military camps one after another, and this is the farthest military camp, and it is also the beginning of his preparation to return. Of course, the direction of going back is different from the direction of coming, which is equivalent to taking a big circle in the desert.

   This time I came to patrol, the traffic conditions on the road are better than last time.

  Although it is said that in the desert, there is no need to build permanent hard roads, but during the last training in Changshan Camp, with the cooperation of soldiers and artisans accompanying the army, a general road network was also built. The biggest improvement is that some signs along the road have increased a lot, which makes it possible to reduce some time for finding roads and directions.

  The desert seems to be changing little by little.

Zhang Xi stayed on the high platform for a while, then got off the high platform, went around the barracks of ordinary soldiers, checked the beds and bedding where the soldiers slept, and then returned to the command post in the military camp .

  The team leaders in the army village have been silently following behind Zhang Yun.

  The surname of this army team is Shi, and it is said that he was originally from Qingzhou. They fled during the turmoil in Qingzhou. Dui led a scar on his face, and half of the ring finger and little finger of his left hand were missing. It is said that they were froze and rotted on the road when he was fleeing. So he is also called Shi Bazhi.

Shi Bazhi felt that he was a hard-fated man. When he met the Yellow Turban bandit, he was not able to join the army at that time, but he fought with the armed Yellow Turban Bandit and was slashed on the face. Stabbed the yellow turban thief to death with a fork...

Shi Bazhi didn't follow until he reached the command post and said, "General, our place is remote and windy, and we don't have much good food. We only have some coarse grains, pickled vegetables, dried mushrooms, salted fish and so on. I hope the general will forgive me..." 』

  The command post was actually Shi Bazhi’s residence. There was a table at the top, a broken mat on the bottom, a broken screen in the middle, and his sleeping place behind.

  It is bitterly cold in the desert, so a fire pit was set up in the middle of the house in the command post. It can be used for heating, cooking, or boiling water. If it is called more elegantly, it can also be called night talk around the fire, but the structure of the houses in this era is not tight, mostly made of wood, with large gaps, so there is no need to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning, while the houses of later generations are different...

Zhang Xi didn't care, he didn't come here to fight the autumn wind, but he heard that there were only these things left in the army village, and there was no dried meat, so he couldn't help frowning, "This is the distribution of dried meat." Preserved salted meat, finished so soon? I remember the last delivery was just over a month ago? 』

Shi Bazhi lowered his head and said, "Don't dare to lie to the general, what are the allotted meat for? I traded them for some lambs, and asked the shepherds in the north to help raise them... This jerky is what you eat, but lambs When it grows up, it will be a big sheep in winter, and you can also give birth to some lambs...』

   Zhang He laughed and said: "You have calculated well! But aren't you afraid that those shepherds will kidnap your sheep and run away? 』

  When Zhang He was on the high platform before, he had already seen some traces of herdsmen's tents in the distance to the north. There are not many tents, only five or six, and there are about twenty or thirty people. Originally, Zhang Yun thought they were sporadic herdsmen, but he didn't expect to be involved in this way with the military village.

Shi Bazhi smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Isn't this... There are too many mouths waiting to eat in the military camp. If you really want to eat this dry meat, it will be finished in one meal. If you replace it with lamb, you can raise it." It will turn into a big sheep in winter, and if one is killed, the whole military village can eat delicious food for three days! On the first day, we drank soup, soaked lamb haggis in pancakes, on the second day we ate some bone meat, served with mixed vegetables, and on the third day, each person could have a piece of meat... This year has been a bit of a pleasure... These shepherds came a few years ago However, they are all familiar with it, and the pastures to the north of them have been hit by disasters. If they want to run, where else can they go? 』

  Zhang He pointed at Shi Bazhi, not knowing what to say...

  (end of this chapter)