Zhang Liao led his troops to walk in the front, beside him was a young Hun knight. He claimed his surname was Li. Because he was proficient in medicine, he named him Pharmacist. He spoke fluent Chinese, except for a bit of a Hun accent, and was not much different from the Han people.
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He naturally acted as a general translator and communicated with Zhang Liao on behalf of others.
During the marching, Zhang Liao inquired about the living conditions of the Huns placed in Xihe County.
The emperor arranged for the Huns to follow the army as a guide. Zhang Liao was worried and urgently wanted to know whether these Huns were credible and how credible they were.
Although he didn't fight with Ding Yuan for a long time, he still knew the nature of the Huns. Being loyal to them was tantamount to seeking a slut with a tiger. As long as the situation was unfavorable, they might change their camps and become enemies at any time.
As for family members, I cannot say that they have no effect at all, but they are definitely not as important as the people of the Central Plains.
Zhang Liao was very worried that the emperor was too young and judged others by himself, and thought too well about the Huns.
Speaking of life in Xihe, Li Yaoshi became energetic and looked erect.
The same is true for his companions, talking and laughing. Some people even thought about the bright prospects of moving to the inner county in five years, and were as happy as a fool.
"General, are the inner counties rich?" Someone asked Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao doesn't know how to answer.
Compared with border counties, the inner counties must be much richer, with more arable land and good soil. Even the land of Henan, which the Xiongnu and Xianbei people regarded as treasure land, was not outstanding in the Central Plains.
Just when he thought of the years of war in the inner county, he really couldn't praise it.
In contrast, border counties are more peaceful.
Although there are wars every year, the Xiongnu and Xianbei people often come to rob, the Xiongnu and Xianbei people do not kill people easily. If they can be captured as slaves, they are still more willing to rob.
For the people in this area, they just often change the person who pays taxes and pay more.
Compared with the killings that often massacred cities in the Central Plains, it seems that they are not much worse.
"The Central Plains are very rich, but it is not peaceful now." Zhang Liao said vaguely.
"I know, I know." A Hun knight said repeatedly.
"I know?" Zhang Liao looked at the Hun Knights in surprise. "How do you know?"
"The knights stationed near my home said that the Central Plains have not been peaceful recently. First, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, then the two palaces changed. Later, Dong Zhuo was in chaos and peace in the past few days." Li Yaoshi took over the topic and talked about it.
And talk about it. "The emperor made great ambitions to take Gangliang as the foundation, to sank the world and rebuild peace."
"Is that right?" Zhang Liao pondered for a moment, and became inexplicably excited.
He has heard some rumors about similar words, but he doesn't believe them much.
Unexpectedly, the Huns also knew that it seemed that this was not a secret, it should be true.
If you think about it carefully, this is in line with the current situation. Most of the soldiers under the emperor are from Liangzhou. Now they are in Bingzhou, they will definitely recruit more Bingzhou people to join the army in the future.
Zhang Liao had an idea in his mind.
When camping in the evening, Zhang Liao reported to Lu Bu on the news he had found out.
After hearing this, Lu Bu said "Oh" and there was no more text.
Wei Xu smiled and said, "Wenyuan, work hard. If this is the case, Wenyuan will be the general in the future. Perhaps he can fulfill the unfulfilled wishes of his ancestors and make some achievements."
Zhang Liao stared at Wei Xu and looked at Lu Bu who was worried, and pondered for a moment.
"I do have that idea."
The smile on Wei Xu's face froze and he snorted coldly.
Lu Bu also looked at Zhang Liao, his eyes gradually getting colder.
Zhang Liao felt tremendous pressure and his heart beat faster, but he was unwilling to give up this good opportunity.
"June, how many people are there in the Xiliang army under the command of the emperor?"
"I don't know, there should be 30,000 or 50,000."
Zhang Liao shook his head, raised one hand, and flipped it over. "At least one hundred thousand."
"So much?" Lu Bu was startled, and Wei Xu was also stunned.
"The emperor is surrounded by elite selected soldiers, and the number is not enough to represent the entire Xiliang army." Zhang Liao picked up a piece of dry firewood and wrote it on the sand. "There is Yang Ding in Hedong, Duan Wei in Shangdang, and Nanyang has it.
Zhang Ji, the three of them have a total of at least 20,000 people. Ma Teng has 10,000 elite troops here, and at least 20,000 are in Jincheng. Han Sui has 20,000 elite troops going to fight, and at least this number remains in Jincheng."
"These are combined, but they are more than 100,000." Wei Xu couldn't help but shout.
Lu Bu shook his hand and slapped, shouting, "Shut up, listen to Wen Yuan."
Wei Xu covered his face, but didn't mind, staring at Zhang Liao with both eyes, waiting for him to continue talking.
Zhang Liao continued: "Imperial arts emphasize balance. Since Liangzhou has so many troops, Bingzhou cannot be too far away. If Bingzhou has 100,000, and with the reputation of the king and marquis, he will be the first to serve the court. He should run with General Du Liao.
, each of them also has 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers.”
Lu Bu's eyes also changed.
If Zhang Liao said seriously, he had the opportunity to become a general with 30,000 or 50,000 troops, and needed at least three or five generals who could command 10,000 to fight.
Without a qualified general, even if he is given enough troops, he will not be able to win the battle.
But at the moment, except for him, the only ones who are capable of commanding tens of thousands of people to fight are probably Zhang Liao in front of him, Gao Shun, Wei Xu, Cao Xing and others in Chengyi City are all brave. It is okay to follow him to charge into battle.
There is no big problem in commanding thousands of people to fight. If you go further, it won’t work.
The same is true for Zhang Yang, so the emperor reduced his troops and only let him command thousands of cavalry to guard Chengyi.
If he could not guarantee the loyalty of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, he would only become a general who would command ten thousand people in the end, and could not become a general who would take charge of the side.
"Wen Yuan, the emperor... really have such great ambitions?"
Zhang Liao nodded. "The emperor was young and his ambition was afraid of greater ambition. When Emperor Gao conquered the Huns, he led 300,000 troops. Emperor Xiaowu patroled the border, and the border troops were 600,000. Even if he guarded Huo, he still had more than 100,000 troops.
It is not impossible to gather human and material resources from Gangliang, gather 200,000 cavalry to compete with the princes of Kanto."
"Two hundred thousand Liang cavalry, sweeping across Guandong, it's great to think about it." Wei Xu slapped his thigh and shouted. "At that time, will Yuan Shao and brother Yuan Shu dare to ignore me? I'll chop him up."
Cao Xing, Song Xian and others surrounded him and nodded excitedly.
I was so frustrated when I went to Kanto. If I could get back, it would be so satisfying.
Lu Bu was even more so, his face gradually flushed, and his hands holding the cup became tighter and tighter.
"So, it is not a joke for the emperor to persuade the king to study." Zhang Liao said word by word: "The emperor has high hopes for the king. It would be a pity if the king missed this opportunity."
Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao with a burning gaze, and a smile bloomed from the corner of his mouth.
He patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder. "Wen Yuan, you are right. Books must be read. If you don't read books, how can you control thousands of horses and dominate the world?" He said to Wei Xu and others again: "You guys are you."
Say, is this the truth?"
"Yes, yes." Wei Xu and others agreed and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"But... we are illiterate, how do we read?" Cao Xing said cowardly.
"Yes, what should I do?" Lu Bu also asked. He knew literacy, but it was limited, so it was not practical to let him teach Wei Xu and others to study.
"Did you forget Chen Gongtai so soon?" Zhang Liao was stunned. "He is a knowledgeable man, and he is also knowledgeable in military writing and military strategies. It is not a trivial matter to teach us that we can study."
Lu Bu woke up from his dream and clapped his hands hard. "Yes, you must not let him go back to Guandong."
Wei Xu rubbed his hands. "Yes, if he really wanted to leave, he would break his legs."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Bu kicked Wei Xu more than ten feet away. "If you dare to touch his finger, don't blame me for turning against him."
The generals laughed, and the air was filled with joy.