strictlysupreme Chapter 565: Develop the Habit of Caution
Chapter 565: Develop the Habit of Caution
Chapter 565: Develop the Habit of Caution
When Liang Ying came back, he brought a lot of weapons and war horses, while Xiao Yuhua and Avanti brought back some heads.
The practice of recording merit by head or left ear is no longer so popular in Tang Dynasty, especially the number of heads obtained by Yunchu in Liaodong is less than that of Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian. However, because of the rich harvest, when receiving the emperor's commendation, the emperor gave him The reward is the most generous - Marquis of Guannei.
Although the term Marquis of Guannei was not very popular in the Tang Dynasty, every marquis knew clearly that the closer the fief was to the capital, the more the emperor trusted and valued him.
Yunchu's fief is in Lantian County, just next door to Chang'an.
Judging from the things the two brought back, Liang Ying cared more about practical benefits, while Xiao Yuhua cared more about glory.
Since they were all chosen by themselves, when Yunchu rewarded them, he would naturally favor Liang Ying with actual benefits, and give Xiao Yuhua such things as titles.
Therefore, Liang Ying recorded the gains in the credit book, Xiao Yuhua got a battle armor, and as for Avanti, he got a horizontal knife.
Both are very satisfied.
Yunchu stayed in Tianshui Well for three days. During these three days, they captured many sand robbers who ran back to drink water.
These people all came back with the determination to die. When Yun Chu handed them over to Zhen Sanshan, they were all very obedient.
The price of labor in the Western Regions will soon rise. Zhen Sanshan and the others have a clear understanding of this.
They don't mind being human traffickers before other ways to make money are opened.
By the time they left Tianshuijing, Zhensanshan's team was already very large. Yunchu looked at the length of the team and knew that there were at least 3000 people.
Just as their team left, many people emerged from the desert, crawling towards the water source.
When they climbed to the water source, they scrambled to plunge their heads into the water to drink water, even if there was a group of people behind them busy putting chains on their feet, they didn't care.
After these people drank enough water, they lay on the edge of the water with their big stomachs upright. Some people had water overflowing from the corners of their mouths because they drank too much water.
"The money here is really good."
Peng Qi, a retired old thief who came out of the Qinling Mountains, put the last iron button on the ankle of a sand thief, and then expressed emotion to Zhen Sanshan.
Zhen Sanshan said with a smile: "The brothers who came here this time are all interested in setting up a business in the Western Regions. Lao Peng, you haven't spoken yet. How about it, what do you think of the brothers in the mountains?"
"I heard from the soldiers from the Western Regions that the most important thing in the Western Regions is land. As long as you occupy a place with water and don't grow anything else, you can make a fortune just by growing cotton.
This time we are here to explore the way. If it is feasible, the brothers will come out of that bitter place in the Qinling Mountains and come to the Western Regions to grow cotton.
I always feel that the magistrate pulled us out this time because he has a problem with us people. If we are still looting houses in the Qinling Mountains, we will have problems sooner or later.
I don't want to go into the black jail in Wannian County anymore. The last time I was lucky enough to get out of it, it was my fate. The jailers there are not human. "
Zhensanshan Huang Biao heard Peng Qi's words and said with a smile: "In the vicinity of Chang'an, no one would believe us even if we said we had repented. It's different here. Everything before the condemned prisoner returned from here for meritorious service will be wiped out.
If we hang out here for a few years, make some money, and then go back to take care of us, who won't call us grand masters?
I have been worried all these years, always afraid that one day the brothers under my command would do something outrageous and unreasonable in Wannian County, and then be suppressed by the county lord. "
Peng Qi looked at the caravan going far away and said: "Hurry up and pack up, catch up with the caravan as soon as possible, and just arrive in Gaochang."
After finishing speaking, he waved his whip and began to beat the sand robbers lying on the ground. The sand robbers who had just rested staggered to their feet and followed the Tang people. , Discarded on the sand, so as not to pollute the water source.
When these sand thieves staggered and began to walk on the land of the Western Regions, they never knew that since they started, the sparks of slavery in the Western Regions were shining, and then it became a prairie fire. The fire has been burning in the Western Regions for 300 years.
When the dry sandy soil gradually turned into somewhat moist land, Gaochang finally arrived.
After coming out of the sea road, even people like Yunchu, Wen Wen, and Zhong Kui, when they look back at the vast sea road, they will feel "I don't want to go on the second time in this life".
The land is wet, so there are many plants and trees. Some government soldiers picked some withered and yellow grass leaves from the ground, put them on the tip of their noses and sniffed carefully, as if they wanted to sniff out the last ounce of the fragrance of the dry plants and trees.
After leaving the sea of death, the camels in the caravan neighed in unison, and even the horses became energetic.
At this moment, thick smoke suddenly rose from the huge beacon tower lying between the desert and the plain. Obviously, the huge armed caravan led by Yunchu suddenly appeared from the desert and alarmed the guards of the beacon tower. Tang Jun.
As soon as the wolf smoke started, the low-pitched horn sounded on the ground, and there was already smoke and dust rising in the direction of Jiaohe City, which was faintly visible on the horizon.
Rourou glanced at the hourglass and said to Yunchu: "In the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, it seems that Anxi's Protector Pei Xingjian has no corpse on it yet."
Yunchu said to Liang Ying: "If we want to attack Jiaohe, what should you do at this time?"
Liang Yingdao: "Five hundred cavalry are the vanguard, followed by a thousand cavalry. Avoid things like sieges here."
Yun Chu said: "From Jiaohe cavalry to here, you still have an hour to prepare, why, are you going to waste this time?"
Liang Ying looked around and found that the terrain was flat and there was no particularly dangerous terrain, so she looked at Yunchu in bewilderment.
Yun Chu said: "You have gunpowder, lightning bombs, kerosene bombs, barbed wire, and gill nets in your army. You don't plan to use these things, do you?"
Liang Ying cupped his hands and said, "The general thinks that a bloody battle at this time can boost morale and strengthen our army's prestige."
Yun Chu looked back at the tense cavalrymen, sighed and said to Liang Ying, "You haven't made any moves yet."
Liang Ying said in surprise: "The ones coming from the opposite side are my Tang army."
Yun Chu looked at Liang Ying and said, "How do you know?"
"This is where the Anxi Protector of the Tang Dynasty resides."
"What if Pei Xingjian was killed? What if Jiaohe City has changed hands, and a group of aliens pretending to be Tang soldiers came here?"
As soon as Yun Chu finished speaking, the whip in his hand was already on Liang Ying's helmet, and there was a loud bang. Liang Ying's head was tilted, and she immediately yelled at the lieutenant general: "Throw barbed thorns, three feet! , the shield hand goes forward, the gunner is behind, jumping into a cone formation to prepare, the archer measures the distance, and the cavalry's wings are in an attack formation."
Seeing that the army finally started to move, Yunchu cast his eyes on Zhang Donghai. Zhang Donghai had already started to act at this time, shouting and ordering the camel driver to make the camels kneel on the ground, and put Naha's carriage and valuables on the ground. Surrounded by it, a camel city was formed in a short time.
As for the sand bandits who were chained up, under the whip of the Tang people, they lay obediently on the ground one by one. Anyone who stood up or had evil intentions would be killed immediately.
Yun Chu squinted his eyes for a long time, and the cavalry on the opposite side had also quickly approached. Seeing that Yun Chu's side had formed an attack formation, they did not rush forward and kept sizing up the team.
Looking at the flag, the leader coming from the opposite side should be Pei Xingjian's lieutenant Wang Fangyi.
He was also not sure if this army was Yunchu's army, and he was also worried that if Yunchu died or rebelled, his army would be raided by rebels.
Liang Ying was whipped just now. Although most of the force hit the helmet, a small part of the whip hit his face, and there was a bloodstain there, and it was bleeding.
Yunchu watched Wang Fangyi send scouts to check his army and camel caravan in a big circle, and casually said to Liang Ying, "Do you know how Guo Xiaoke died?"
Liang Ying didn't dare to wipe the blood from her face, and said in a low voice, "Die carelessly."
Yun Chu said: "So, if you are careless next time, you will die because of your carelessness. Your ancestor told me before leaving that you can just take your whole body back. I told him that there is no whole body unless Pickled with salt, or completely burned to ashes.
Your ancestor said, yes. "
Liang Ying hurriedly cupped her hands and said, "The general will be convicted."
Rourou said at this time: "Go to the army and hand over to Wang Fangyi."
Liang Ying acted as though she had been pardoned, and quickly urged the horse forward, carefully avoiding the barbed wire, and finally came to a place two feet in front of Wang Fangyi's horse, who had already come out, and said loudly: "I am Liang Ying, the front vanguard under the command of Marquis Yun of Wannian County, please The general in front of you signs up."
Wang Fangyi lifted his visor and said in a deep voice: "Wang Fangyi, the deputy general under General Pei's command under the protection of Anxi, please ask the forward general to show the customs documents and release the guard."
Liang Ying dismounted and took the document to Wang Fangyi on foot to present the document.
Sitting on the horse, Wang Fangyi checked the documents and said to Liang Ying, "Why is there an injury on my face?"
Liang Ying said shyly, "I was taught a lesson by the Lord."
Wang Fangyi looked at the army formation behind Liang Ying and said enviously, "You will follow the prince from now on?"
Liang Ying nodded and said, "Yes, just be stricter."
Wang Fangyi also jumped off the horse, patted Liang Ying on the shoulder and said, "It's not a big mistake to be careful in the Western Regions."
After finishing speaking, he walked through the barbed wire formation, came to Yunchu and clasped his fists, saying, "I've seen you."
Yun Chu snorted coldly and said, "Pei Xingjian's airs are much bigger."
Wang Fangyi patted his head and said: "The guard told me when I came here, the Lord will definitely pick it up."
Yun Chu sneered and said: "I tried my best to speak good words for him, and finally got him to the position of Anxi's Protector. I was waiting at home for him to come to thank me with a gift, but I heard that he took up the post without hesitation. It's really shameless."
Yun Chu scolded Pei Xingjian, Wang Fangyi knew he couldn't get in the way, so he stood aside and said: "Please come to the city."
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