Heading out to the west

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Heading out to the west

"3,000 shi of grain, this is too much to underestimate the Shirota method!"

Zhang Yue smiled and said nothing.

In his memory, after the Daitian method was fully promoted, the average grain output in Guanzhong could be doubled.

The land in the valley is more fertile than Guanzhong. Although it is still new land, one acre of land should be able to produce at least two and a half stones.

In order to reward everyone for their contribution to cultivating farmland, Zhang Yue gave everyone two days off and gave each person half a catty of meat. Unfortunately, he had already finished drinking the wine, otherwise he would have given everyone some wine. As for Zhang Yue's

Of course he fulfilled all his promises!

After the holiday, the selection of the new Yicong team will follow.

The rules of Yi Cong selection this time have not changed, but they are divided into two groups.

One group is a prisoner of war camp, and 20 people will be selected from these prisoners of war.

The other group is Ding Ling people, from which 10 people are planned to be selected.

A total of 30 people were selected from the two groups.

Zhang Yue planned to organize 15 of the Yi Cong selected this time into lance cavalry, 10 into assault cavalry, and the remaining five into the scout team.

In order to be selected as Yi Cong, no matter they were former horse thieves in the prisoner of war camp or young men among the Dingling people, they all tried their best.

On the field, everyone showed their unique skills.

A horse is galloping in the arena. The knight on the horse performs various difficult movements, and the surrounding audience is cheering continuously.

Suddenly, Zhang Yue felt like he was back at the racecourse of later generations.

After three full days of competition, thirty athletes finally stood out.

When Zhang Yue announced the list of selected candidates, people congratulated these lucky winners one after another.

Those who failed the exam secretly swore in their hearts that they would succeed next time.

30 After its incorporation, the military strength of Longjiao Fort has been further improved, and it has become the number one fort in Zhangye.

In just 8 months, Longjiao Fort has developed into a powerful fortress with 40 assault cavalry, 70 lances, 10 scouts, and 30 officers.

The number of cavalry in Zhang Yue's hands reached 120.

This strength far exceeds the force normally commanded by a hundred generals.

These are only standing troops. If a battle breaks out, he can also mobilize more than 200 reserve troops with excellent combat skills.

After this selection, the newly joined Ding Ling people gradually began to return home, and the people in the prisoner camp even regarded themselves and the Han army as one family.

Under this situation, Zhang Yue felt that the prison camp had no meaning for its existence, so after obtaining Han Feng's consent, he

Longjiao Fort canceled the prisoner-of-war camp, merged the original prisoners of war with the Dingling people, and renamed them Guining people.

At the same time, they were given the same status and status as ordinary Han people.

The weather gradually got warmer, and under Zhang Yue's order, Yang You's scout team also began to expand its scope of activities.

The Han army began to conduct rigorous detection of horse thieves in the northwest.

Zhang Yue planned to lead his army to suppress the bandits here after the spring plowing.

Because it is the first time for most people to farm, and the farmers in Shibian have used traditional methods to farm in the past, and they always have a suspicion about Zhang Yue's farming method, so spring plowing takes more time than Zhang Yue

It was 8 days longer than expected.

Fortunately, these are not big problems and do not interfere with Zhang Yue's plan.

On the tenth day of the third month of the third year of Taichu.

On the Longjiao Fort campus, the Yi Cong Cavalry and the Jiatun Cavalry have lined up and are waiting for Zhang Yue's review.

"The Han army is mighty..."

"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"

Although there were not many soldiers undergoing review on the school field, the uniform movements and slogans still gave people the feeling of "thousands of battalions calling out one voice".

At this moment, Zhang Yue finally felt what it meant to be high-spirited.

He liked this feeling and was fascinated by it.

"Second and third sons, let's go!"

After the review, Zhang Yue issued the order to set off.

Following Zhang Yue's order, the Jiatun and Yicong cavalrymen left the school grounds and headed northwest amid the envious eyes of everyone.

Although everyone knew that the number of bandits was far greater than theirs, they were all confident.

They are the Han army. "One Han is against the Han army with five barbarians!"

Even if the Huns did not have several times the strength, they would not dare to fight the Han army head-on.

This time, the Han army did not hide its whereabouts, but moved forward with great fanfare.

This time, Zhang Yue wanted to use his upright force to defeat the horse thieves head-on, so that the horse thieves in the Monan area would know that "anyone who dares to hold a military staff in front of the Han army will be punished."

When Zhang Yue's team advanced and were still more than a hundred miles away from the thieves' cave, thieves and Wuhuan people's scouting horses kept appearing around.

Every time the Han army goes out to fight, it is necessary for the horse thieves and Wuhuan people to pay careful attention.

Zhang Yue didn't pay too much attention to this, and let them go as long as they didn't get too close.

This is not because Zhang Yue is arrogant, but that the situation within a radius of 500 miles has been clearly investigated by the scout team led by Yang You. Wherever he can set up an ambush, those forces that may support his goals are already in his calculations.

Inside.

Outside the valley in the northwest, several leaders of horse thieves were gathering together. They were debating whether to fight the Han army decisively.

"Leader Sanger, Commander Mo Shu, what do you two say?"

A sturdy middle-aged man asked. This man was the leader of the horse thieves occupying the valley. His real name was Yang Min, and he was originally a guard captain of the caravan.

Seven years ago, when he was escorting a caravan to trade in the Western Regions, he had a conflict with the caravan leader. He simply refused to do anything, killed the caravan leader, and led his men to rob the caravan's property, turning him into a bandit.

Unlike ordinary horse thieves, he knew very well that without a fixed base, no matter how powerful the horse thieves team was, it would one day perish. He accidentally discovered this valley five years ago, and since then, he has made this valley his home base.

In order to ensure enough food, he plundered people from all ethnic groups and used them as slaves to help him farm. After five years, he already owned more than 160 riders, more than 300 slaves and 10,000 acres of farmland.

This time the Han army came to encircle and suppress him, which was the biggest crisis he encountered since Luocao.

When he heard that the Han army came, the first thing he thought of was to escape, but he was reluctant to part with the wealth he had accumulated over the years.

Later, he found out that the Han army was not large in number, so he ignited hope again. He planned to defeat the Han army and then escape calmly with his belongings.

But he was worried that he was no match for the Han army, so he contacted Sangge and Mo Shu.

These two men are quite famous and powerful among the horse thieves in the Monan area, and each has more than a hundred riders.

"Leader Yang, what we have to deal with this time is the Han army. I'm afraid this little thing is not enough!"

"Damn it, these two greedy guys!" Yang Min cursed in his heart and said with a smile on his face.

"Two leaders, if you have any requests, you can put them forward!"

Sangge and Mo Shu looked at each other and said, "Chief Yang, you are dealing with the Han army this time. You can ask our brothers to help you, but you will have to pay more."
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