MTL - Three Kingdoms-Chapter 2714 proud soldiers, arrogant generals, greedy people

  Chapter 2714 Proud Soldiers, Proud Generals and Greedy People

   Eight hundred miles west of Xihai City, there is a barracks outside the headquarters of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

   Generally speaking, a barracks like this is the core focus of the first line of defense.

  Five hundred war horses are actually almost the number of war horses in such a barracks.

  There are about 300 people in the barracks. Because there are many deserts in the Western Regions, the horses in these barracks can be scattered on the grass around the barracks. Speaking of which, these barracks are somewhat like the nomadic tents of small tribes on the grassland.

  Water is not available anywhere in the Western Regions, so controlling the water source is equivalent to controlling the lifeline.

  Of course, it radiates out from the water source, which is the guard post at the station.

  Each guard post has about five people, some have a little less than three people, and some have more than ten people.

  The small barracks are stuck at the key points of the water source, and the sentry post is the tentacles that spread out. If the guard post finds anything, it will light the beacon immediately, and then these front-line barracks will go to check, or support, or delay, and report to Xihai according to the situation. The advantage of such an arrangement is that Lu Bu can control a large area without deploying too many troops, but the disadvantage is that the total number of soldiers controlling this area is actually not many.

In addition to the Han cavalry, Lu Bu also had a certain number of Hu cavalry vassal corps, but because these Hu cavalry were not easy to manage, they were generally stationed near the West Sea and accepted the jurisdiction of Han officers. The protection and backing of these outside small barracks. If these peripheral small barracks cannot solve it, these barbarian vassal cavalry regiments will be dispatched.

   Then at the core of the West Sea, there is the cavalry unit directly under Lu Bu. The equipment is the best, the combat power is the strongest, of course, there is also a Lu Bu who is not sure if he is going to put down his sword.

  Normally speaking, there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement.

   There can be no barbarians on the outer line, but it cannot be said that they are completely ruled by the Han people, so it is a good way to manage the cavalry of the barbarians in a unified way, and then use the Han people as the thread to spread and control the huge Western Regions. Then the Hu people gathered together, and the Han and Hu people controlled each other and restricted each other.

As long as these barbarian soldiers are paid enough and there is no shortage of wine and meat at ordinary times, these barbarian men will be very satisfied. Anyway, fighting and fighting is a problem between barbarian men and barbarian men. At that time, Han people will come to serve as referees, so Among these vassal cavalry regiments dominated by Hu people, the status of the Han people is more like that of a military supervisor, with a small number and a high status.

   As for the strategic deployment, the problem is actually not big.

  Before something happened, everyone thought it was okay.

   What can this do?

   Isn't it just stealing and selling some war horses?

  War horses are also animals. The big ones will give birth to small ones, and then the small ones will grow up, and the big ones will grow old. They should be sold before they are completely old, or else it would be a waste, right?

  Besides, there are a lot of cattle, sheep and horses here in the Western Regions. If it’s not possible, just catch some horses and train them. After a year and a half, it will be enough. It’s like Zhuanghe in the field, isn’t it harvested once a year?

   I didn't see what those Zhuang He would call? What can be the matter?

  So Wei Xu made a happy decision.

  Er Gouzi also came happily.

   As a result, after arriving at this barracks, Er Gouzi was a little unhappy.

  Er Gouzi has a name, and his name is Cheng, loyal Cheng, honest Cheng, when he could name himself, he decided to use this word.

  He wants to be loyal, loyal to Wei Xu, loyal to Lu Bu, loyal to hussars and big men.

  Loyalty from beginning to end, as if he has been so many years, no matter how many ups and downs he has experienced, no matter how many life experiences he has had, he has always liked young beauties, like the loyalty of silver and gold.

  He is very loyal, so Er Gouzi looks down on those who are not loyal.

   It's like people who dare not do things "loyally".

"You do not dare? Er Gouzi stared and said, "You tell me you, no, dare?" 』

   Er Gouzi was very angry because he felt that Chen Ada was not loyal. It was Er Gouzi who managed to break out of the encirclement back then... Well, although it is a bit inaccurate to say so, at least the word "encirclement" is true, so how could Chen Ada want to get rid of the relationship and run away now?

  『Supervisor, this matter...is going to lose your head...' Chen Ada said in a low voice.

  Er Gouzi didn't like to hear Chen Ada talk like this, it didn't suit him too much.

   What head?

   Those who don't follow Wei Xu's order should be careful!

  『Come on! Er Gouzi's face sank, and he waved his hand, "Take down this unfaithful and unrighteous person!" 』

  Er Gouzi is Wei Xu’s underling at any rate, equivalent to the leader of the gendarmerie, and there are some people under him. These people may not have much ability to fight against the outside world, but if you want to take a few of your own people, then there is no problem.

Of course, it was only temporarily detained. What he really wanted to do might not be able to do it. After all, Er Gouzi just borrowed Wei Xu's tiger skin and had no real authority. But seeing that he was about to be taken down, Chen Ada became anxious. "Wait, wait! This matter can be discussed..."

"discuss? 』

"discuss. 』

  Er Gouziba smacked his lips, then nodded, and waved his hands, "You go out first... Don't say I don't miss old love, what I hate the most is unfaithful people..."

  『…』Chen Ada was silent.

  『Speaking of which, how should we discuss? 』Er Gouzi takes time off.

  Chen Ada's face was changing, and his heart was beating suddenly. He didn't expect to make such a big deal all of a sudden!

   No matter what era it is, a good mount is expensive!

  『Supervisor... Is this really necessary? ”Chen Ada was crying, “This is not one or two horses…”

  『Nonsense, if you want one or two horses, I will ask you to do it? Ergouzi said naturally, "I ask you, do you want to serve the general, be loyal to the general, do your best for the hussars, and the big man?" Yes, that’s right, then let me ask you, how can you be loyal and do your best if you don’t have money? They are all like you, you can't eat well, you can't wear clothes well, how can you let your brother be loyal and do his best? Ok? Only when we have money can we eat well and drink well, and only then can we let our brothers eat well and drink well, so that more people are willing to work with us and do our best. What's wrong with this? What's wrong with this? ! 』

  『This...but, this is...too big...』 Chen Ada trembled, "It's really too big..."

  Er Gouzi lost his patience, "It seems that you still don't want to be loyal...then, you can talk to the general yourself..."

  Er Gouzi is going to report to Wei Xu to replace the courageous Chen Ada with a more loyal person.

  Anyway, profitable businesses never worry about no one doing them.

   "Wait, wait..." Chen Ada stopped Er Gouzi, "The humble job is wrong, wrong... Or, the battle damage is two hundred?" Two hundred and fifty? 』

  『What two hundred and five? Er Gouzi shook Chen Ada's hand and said angrily, "Do you still think that the governor is a merchant?" Still bargaining with you here? Your two hundred and five, I have to find the next two hundred and five? 』

  This Chen Ada has too little eyesight, he really doesn't look like a sharp person.

  Chen Ada stared at Er Gouzi with a sad face, "Supervisor, five hundred horses... I'm gone, I'm gone..."

  『That’s right, you were ambushed by horse thieves and your entire army was wiped out. Er Gouzi said, "I said it just now, why don't you understand? 』

Although Er Gouzi may not be able to know the fire dragons burning warehouses, Yin soldiers borrowing food, old cows crying fields, etc., but he still knows that the courageous ones have production, so he is very disdainful to the timid Chen Ada, "You Just take people to wander outside for a few days, and then recruit you back, the official position remains the same, everything remains the same, and there are benefits... What more can I say? 』

   Resurrection from death, no, reincarnation, isn’t that what those eminent monks said?

   And you can reincarnate with money and wealth. How many people dream of this?

  『I will ask for the last time, do you want to do it? Er Gouzi stood up and asked in a deep voice.

  『Do...do...I will...' Chen Ada lowered his head.

   Er Gouzi laughed, "Is that right? We are all one family and brothers. How can you suffer? Don't worry, as long as you are loyal to the general and sincere to the big man, then you must be that... Well, yes, there will be good news, good news! 』

   Er Gouzi smiled, and then said: "By the way, there are also armor and weapons, which are also money. Anyway, they are all business. What business is not business?" Someone is willing to pay a high price...』

"what? This armor..." Chen Ada said, "but without armor, wouldn't we be almost like ordinary people? In case something happens..."

  『What can happen? Er Gouzi said casually, "Is there anything more important than making money?" Don't worry, this is the Western Regions, this is the territory of the generals and generals, and our territory, who dares to mess around? Besides, you are completely wiped out! They are all dead, how can there be any armor when they are all dead? Right? What the general wants are war horses. As for us, if we share the soldiers, everyone will benefit, and everyone will make money. Isn’t that great? 』

   Er Gouzi patted Chen Ada on the shoulder, "That's it! Work hard, the money is endless! 』

  …(oω`o)…

  The Western Regions in the middle of the night.

cold.

   Reckless.

   What Wei Xu and others did is actually not a secret.

  At least for Wei Xu and others, they did not feel that they were "rebelling".

  Because the "big man" is long gone.

  In other words, in the hearts of Wei Xu and the others, the majestic "big man" before him no longer exists.

After Dong Zhuo slapped Liu Bian off, Wei Xu and the others had already lost their respect for the big man, and then they discovered that not only the emperor, but also those three princes and nine ministers who were originally high-ranking officials who looked like individuals, The underside of the **** curtain is also dirty, and the chrysanthemum is also black...

  In the hearts of Wei Xu and others, the originally tall and sacred man collapsed.

   But in life, we must always find some meaning in life for ourselves.

   Or rather, a reason to live.

   Without this reason, many people would choose to die.

  Some people will dedicate their lives to a certain belief, and of course some people feel that life is boring and just lie down.

  As Lu Bu's subordinate Wei Xu, he has lost the enthusiasm of a stunned young man, and only lies flat. Do a day's work to get a day's reward. If you make an extra copy, you need an extra copy of money, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

  In Wei Xu's mind, the current emperor is just a little baby Dong Zhuo raised up back then, and today's hussars are just ambitious people who also want to win the world, and they are different from the big man before.

  So it is only necessary for the state officials to set fire, and the common people are not allowed to light lamps? A group of bigwigs are frantically poaching the corners of big men, so how big a deal is it for a young frontier soldier to steal and sell some military funds?

  Now Wei Xu is doing things for himself.

   Then what else is there to say?

money.

   As long as you have money, money is really a good thing...

  Wei Xu squinted his eyes, looking at the gleaming gold coins in front of him.

  There are a lot of gold in the Western Regions, and then there are gold coins from various countries. Of course, there are still two kinds of the most, Guishuang gold coins and Hussar gold coins. Guishuang gold coins are relatively rough, while hussar gold coins are relatively delicate, but whether they are rough or delicate, they all exude a coveted brilliance.

  The brilliance that warms the heart.

  Intoxicating colors.

  『General…』

   Outside the big tent, a guard reported softly: "Mr. Wen is here. 』

  Mr. Wen is a Han Chinese in the Western Regions and knows a lot about the Western Regions.

  Wei Xu put away the gold coins, then coughed, "Please. 』

   Wei Xu feels that in order to make better money, some corresponding knowledge is still necessary.

  For example, Xiqiang back then...

   Wei Xu actually admired Dong Zhuo. Wei Xu didn't know why this happened, he was just walking in the direction of Dong Zhuo subconsciously, perhaps because he knew that his force would never be comparable to Lu Bu?

  In the process of Dong Zhuo's fortune, there is one point that is very important, yes, it is Xiqiang.

  Before the traditional concept of the Han Dynasty, Xiqiang, or these Hu people on the frontier, naturally belonged to an unreliable group. Then these Hu people seem to rebel against the big Han, and they also have some natural justice. They are oppressed by Han officials at every turn, especially the Western Qiang rebellion that ran through the reign of Emperor Han Ling, and has always been active in the Longyou area of ​​​​the Western Regions. .

  Wei Xu didn't understand it before, but now he vaguely understands it.

   There must be ghosts in the Xiqiang Rebellion.

  Hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers and billions of military expenditures not only failed to wipe out Xiqiang, but the reason was not only because of the steep terrain in the Xiqiang area...

  It’s like Dong Zhuo, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, but the more you fight, the more you fight.

  Wei Xu didn't know what Dong Zhuo did, so he needed someone to ask.

  『Mr. Wen, sit down, please sit down. ”Wei Xu said with a smile, “I heard that Mr. Wen knows a lot about the events of the Western Qiang, and I am also very interested in this matter. I wonder if Mr. Wen can teach me a thing or two? 』

"I don't dare to teach you..." Mr. Wen is a little thinner, with some plateau red on his face, and too much sun exposure, obviously he has been in the Western Regions for many years, "I just migrated here during the Western Qiang Rebellion , Regarding the affairs of Xiqiang, I dare not say that I have a complete grasp of it. I can only say what I know. If what I say is inappropriate, I hope General Haihan. 』

  Wei Xu smiled and said, "It's natural, please tell me that it is true." 』

  Mr. Wen nodded and said, "Thank you, General. This matter of the Western Qiang, because I have experienced it personally, so I have a lot of feelings... In fact, the big man had the opportunity to completely eradicate the chaos in the Western Qiang at the very beginning... It's a pity that the big man was already an arrogant soldier at that time yes, hey...」

  『Arrogant soldiers and generals? ’ Wei Xu asked.

  Mr. Wen nodded and said, "That's right. At the very beginning, everyone thought that Xiqiang was nothing more than rioting people... That's right, everyone... They thought that nothing happened when Xiqiang was oppressed before, so nothing would happen if they continued to be oppressed, but they I haven't thought about it, or I have thought about it, but I don't think it will explode when I am in office, so they don't care...』

   Wei Xu squeezed his beard, frowned and listened to Mr. Wen's talk about Xiqiang, and then he seemed to understand something in his heart.

  Mr. Wen said, "Xiqiang was not that strong at that time, but Xiqiang did one thing right at that time... Qiang people please surrender..."

  Wei Xu froze for a moment, "Surrender, please?" 』He really didn't know that Xiqiang had surrendered after the uprising.

  『Yes,』Mr. Wen smiled, 『At first, the riots in Xiqiang were... how should I put it? It’s just that the blood came up for a while, and then there was a riot. This is exactly what the Longxi prefect estimated at the time, but he didn’t expect Xiqiang to surrender so quickly after losing his anger...so he disagreed...』

  『Why don’t you agree? Wei Xu was stunned for a moment and asked. Isn't it a good thing for the opponent to surrender? You don't even need to call, isn't it more worry-free?

Mr. Wen still smiled, but the smile was a bit bitter, "So you say you are an arrogant soldier? The reason why you disagree is not because the writing has already been reported... If you suddenly say that Xiqiang has surrendered... then, hehe , so I disagree...』

  Wei Xu thought for a while, and then thought for a while before he finally understood. He nodded, "I see. 』

"Not only that, he did another stupid thing. He killed those Xiqiang leaders who came to surrender..." Mr. Wen sighed softly, "He thought that he killed those Xiqiang leaders, and the Xiqiang people Then the dragons have no leader... Hehe, in fact, he is really stupid for doing this...』

  Wei Xu raised his eyebrows and couldn't help asking: "Why?" 』

  Mr. Wen glanced at Wei Xu, and didn’t care about Wei Xu’s behavior of giving up thinking because he was too tired to use his brain, “Because all the people who came were willing to surrender, and those leaders who didn’t want to surrender didn’t come…”

   Wei Xu suddenly realized, and then couldn't help laughing, "This, this is really..."

"Of course, this may also be in the plan of the prefect of Longxi. After all, he wanted to continue fighting, but he didn't expect that when the Xiqiang people really united..." Mr. Wen shook his head, "And then there will be chaos ...The general must have known about what happened after that...』

  Wei Xu chatted with Mr. Wen about some follow-up matters, and after kindly sending Mr. Wen out of the big tent, he returned to the big tent to sit down and think.

  Wei Xu suddenly felt that he was somewhat similar to the Longxi prefect that Mr. Wen mentioned, but since he already knew the problem of the Longxi prefect and had experience, then he should not be wrong, right?

  I have worked so hard to conquer the Western Regions with Lu Bu. With such a great feat, shouldn't I enjoy some happiness?

   What's wrong with that?

   What could be wrong with this?

  So I should be right?

  (end of this chapter)