Gai Jun did not want to go into the muddy waters of the "Yellow Turban". At this time, the Han Empire still had a strong control. After leading the troops to quell the rebellion, the general would usually be recruited back to the court. As for the troops under his command, they would either be disbanded or handed over to others. Instead of It is better to stay in the north than to make wedding clothes for others. Even if he cannot become the governor of the north based on his prestige, he still has the final say on this three-acre land. However, Huangfu Song treated him well, and he was able to reject.
The population of the North is limited, and Huangfu Song intends to make Qu Yi a general. Therefore, Huangfu Song asked Gai Jun to recruit two thousand troops not to recruit troops in the North, but to recruit troops for the entire Liangzhou. What Huangfu Song wanted was for him to be the first to lead the army in the North. With an unparalleled reputation among the young people of Qiang and Liangzhou, Gai Shehu raised his arms and said, let alone two thousand, it would not be difficult to double the number.
Time was urgent and there could be no delay. Gai Jun ordered Gai Yin to return to Dunhuang at night to gather his sons and men. At the same time, he spread the news along the way. Regardless of their origins and past history, those who wanted to go to the battlefield with Gai Shehu to gain fame should bring their own weapons and horses to meet him. Those who call for ten people are given the title of chief. Those who call for one hundred people are given the position of garrison commander. Those who call for five hundred people are given the position of military marquis. The garrison chief is comparable to the county captain, and the military marquis is similar to the chief of a county or the prime minister of a county. , the step to advance is right in front of you.
Then he ordered Guan Yu to go north to the Qiang land and recruit eight hundred troops. The Han and Qiang people had been attacking for generations, and they had deep grievances, almost to the point of irreconcilability. Moreover, in the memory, the Qiang people seemed to have participated in the rebellion of Han Sui and Ma Teng, so he He was extremely worried about the unruly Xianling Qiang. If the number of recruits had not been limited, he would have really wanted to recruit three to five thousand Qiang soldiers, lest the Qiang chief take the opportunity to cause trouble after he left.
As a man with modern ideas, no one valued the lives of soldiers more than him. Gai Jun recruited medical craftsmen from Beidi, Anding, and Zuofengyi, and at the same time purchased Wangbuliuxing, Duandan, Zelan, and Diyu. There are more than ten kinds of herbal medicines specializing in treating trauma, such as Bianqing, and the finished herbal medicine for treating wounds is also collected.
Just after he finished explaining the three things, Gai Xun and Ma Zhao came, firstly to see his grandson, and secondly to discuss the political situation.
His father was a wealthy man, so Gai Jun burst into tears as soon as he met him: "Father, the emperor of the Huangfu Mansion wants to appoint me as a general, so he ordered me to recruit two thousand soldiers. Liangzhou is poor, soldiers are easy to come by, but there is still a shortage of thousands of armors."
"Well... I have quite a surplus in my arsenal, so I will give you a thousand collar black armors."
"Thank you, Father."
"Why are you thanking me? What I'm giving is to the Han troops who are about to go to the battlefield, not to you personally." Gai Xun later said worriedly: "Last year, there was a flood in Jincheng County, which caused erosion for dozens of miles, causing heavy casualties to humans and animals. Then the plague raged. Coupled with the poor treatment of the prefectures and counties, the people are already unstable. Jincheng has always been populated by Qiang and Hu, and once things change, Liangzhou will be in danger!"
Gai Jun was silent. His father's worries were not unreasonable. Han Sui, the number one rebel leader in Liangzhou during the Three Kingdoms era, was from Jincheng.
Gai Xun said again: "If you open your arms and raise your arms, the eight states will be in chaos. It seems powerful, but it is not. Sending You and merging soldiers is enough. It is not appropriate to dispatch Liangzhou soldiers."
"Did father tell the court?"
"The Central Plains is the capital of the imperial court, and the ministers are all from Guandong. I have been confused for a long time, so how can I listen to it?"
Gai Jun sneered and said: "Actually, you may not be able to see it, but compared to the Splendid Central Plains, what is Liangzhou, a barbaric land? What does it have to do with them if it is in chaos?"
Gai Xun glanced sideways at him and said nothing.
Gai Jun planned to let Cai Wan and Bian Wei live with Zuo Fengyi with their parents. Unexpectedly, the two daughters refused, and Gai Jun didn't force him. Anyway, there were still a month or two left. He didn't know when he would come back from this trip. He wanted to spend more time with him while he had time. They are both lovely wives. The two girls are unwilling to leave. Gai Liao refuses to leave with her parents and insists on staying. She is already eighteen and is almost turning into an old girl. Her parents have been urging her more urgently in recent years. She is annoyed when she hears them. Brother A never rushes her, and she feels very comfortable here.
Cai Wan has been in a very bad mood recently. He can't eat well and sleep well, and he has lost weight. This is because Yanzhou is the hardest hit area by the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It is said that the "Yellow Turban Thieves" burned, killed, and looted, committing all kinds of evil, and he is extremely worried about his family.
A relative of his clan was in trouble. Gai Jun could do nothing about it, and could only comfort him with gentle words. As you can imagine, the effect was very poor.
Bian Bing is fourteen years old this year. He is more than six feet tall, has broad shoulders and a slim waist, and a long face. He already has a man's bearing. His character is still the same as before, preferring martial arts to literature. Under Gai Yin's strict training
He is skilled in both swords and spears, and is good at riding and shooting. But this is by no means what Bian Wei wants to see. She hopes that her brother will be "well-educated in poetry and calligraphy."
When Jun was young, he also valued martial arts over literature. Bian Bing obviously didn't want to be a person who lived under his sister's wings. When he proposed that he would accompany her to the battlefield, Gai Jun hesitated and could not give an answer.
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Sili, Jingzhaoyin, Xinfeng County.
"Peace is also a blessing! If there is a war, the people will be in dire straits. I'm afraid you won't be able to say such words."
"Where did the great war come from?"
"Taipingdao. In less than two years, Taipingdao will be reversed, and half of the world will be in turmoil."
"What Gai Shehu said is true, Taiping Dao is really the opposite!" Bao Chu held the letter from Beidi and recalled the conversation between Gai Jun and himself. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and drank the wine in his glass. "Taiping Dao"
, the Tao of Taiping...Since we have the intention to cause chaos, how can we talk about the word "Taiping"?
"Husband..."
"Abandoning my mother and wife, and riding my horse into the battle, is this really what I expected?" Looking at his wife's worried expression, he felt confused for a moment, and then quickly suppressed it, "Everyone is.
It is said that Wenwen Township is the Tomb of Heroes. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me."
Bao's mother came in with her staff in hand and said solemnly: "My son, Gai Shehu will be of great benefit to my family. You should do your best to help him."
"What mother said is true. My son will set off for the Northland tomorrow."
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Liangzhou, Beidi County, Lingzhou County.
The rising sun was rising in the east, and the spring was warm. Two young men in black clothes went out for an outing in the city side by side. One of them said: "The Taiping Road suddenly exploded, and the entire Central Plains turned into a pot of chaos. There were beacon fires everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers!"
The companion said: "Brother Fu, your information is too limited. Lord Huangfu has already received the imperial edict and rushed to Luoyang to discuss countermeasures."
"Then do you know that Huangfu Mansion's envoy "Luodiao Changshi" has recruited two thousand troops and is waiting for news?"
"Ah? I haven't heard of any news about Gai Changshi's conscription recently. If what you say is true, Huangfufu Lord is gone, and "Luodiao Changshi" is also gone, who else in the north can intimidate the Qiang and Hu?"
"This is what worries me. If the Yellow Turban Rebellion cannot be put down in a short period of time, chaos will follow in Western Xinjiang."
"Is it true that the Han Dynasty only has four hundred years of reign?"
"well……"
"well……"
The two scholars gradually drifted away, and the conversation between the two was overheard by the soldiers at the city gate. This person was none other than Guo Rui, who had followed Gai Jun across the Qiang land for thousands of miles. He clenched his right hand tightly.
Spear, eyes solemn, thoughtful.
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Liangzhou, Beidi County, Niyang County.
"clang!"
"clang!"
"clang!"
The monotonous and boring sound of blacksmithing kept coming from a blacksmith shop. Compared with the cool and dry atmosphere outside, because there was a large furnace inside the shop, the heat wave was rolling, which was beyond the endurance of ordinary people.
An eight-foot tall man stood by the stove. Under the light of the fire, he had a slightly purple face with Chinese characters. This big man was about twenty-five or six years old, with thick hair and thick eyebrows, bull's eyes and a lion's nose. He was naked from the waist up and had a big belly. Drops of sweat rolled down the bulging muscles and soaked the shorts. Looking at its shape alone, it was in no way inferior to the three brothers Gai Yin, Guan Yu and Bao Chu.
"clang!"
The 100-pound sledgehammer whizzed down with the sound of wind, accurately hitting the golden and red translucent iron bar. In an instant, sparks flew everywhere, like fireworks. The hammer touched the surface and walked away, then fell again. Repeatedly, a trace of charm was born in the sky. Helper I was stunned as I squatted beside the blast.
"Why are you so dazed? Turn on the fire!" The big man turned his head and glared at the helper fiercely. Even though his eyes were gone, the sledgehammer still landed on the blade exactly, making it deafening.
"Oh, No."
The big man's surname is Chen Mingbiao. His ancestors have been working as blacksmiths for generations. The weapons he forges are extremely sharp and are famous in the North. His business was already good, but it has gotten even better recently. The supply exceeds the demand. All of them want to serve to shoot tigers and gain credit on the battlefield. After hearing more about it, Hou's people also had strange thoughts.
"What about the blacksmith? Fan Kuai, the famous founding general of the Han Dynasty, was also a dog-slaughterer. A hero does not care about his origin!" Thinking of this, Chen Biao made up his mind. He tensed his right arm and smashed the hammer with a loud "bang" sound. , half of the furnace made of rammed earth was instantly smashed.
The maid fell to the ground with a frightened expression.
Chen Biao returned to the inner house, put on a pair of dry short clothes, picked up the eight-foot iron iron he made by himself, and walked out. He said to the helper, "The shop gave it to you." Then he strode out of the blacksmith shop.);.