Chapter 721

Nanyang County, Wancheng.

In the prefect's mansion, Zhang jaw and FA Zheng were talking about something. Suddenly, there was a rapid footstep outside.

"General Zhang, the law is engaged. There is an order from Luoyang." Li Yan arched his hands.

Zhang jaw stopped talking and looked at him: "what order does the general have?"

"Zhang jaw was promoted to Zhennan general, and Fazheng was a military general. He raised food and forage. He led the army northward and joined with the general in Hanzhong to attack Zhang Lu."

Zhang jaw worked hard and made great contributions to defend the South all year round. Now he was appointed as Zhennan general. He could not help smiling, but soon his face became serious.

"So the general is going to take Hanzhong in one fell swoop?"

Li Yan replied: "it's true. Today, reinforcements and supplies from the Guanzhong area have been continuously transferred, with 20000 troops and 200000 stone grain and grass."

"200000 stone grain and grass?"

Fazheng was slightly surprised. This is not a small number. A soldier can eat about one stone of grain and grass in a month. 200000 stone grain and grass is enough for 50000 army to eat for four months. But the number of soldiers and horses mobilized from Guanzhong is definitely more than that. I'm afraid there should be 500000 stone grain and grass?

"In addition, the general has a secret order here, asking Zhang Zhennan to open it after he has conquered Shangyong."

Li Yan took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang jaw.

Zhang's eyes narrowed slightly, nodded and took the letter in his hand.

"Xiaozhi, how many troops should our army send out in this expedition against Shangyong and Hanzhong?" Zhang jaw to one side of FA Zheng asked.

FA Zheng pondered for a while and said, "Zhang Zhennan, there should have been 20000 troops in Nanyang County. In addition, the general has allocated 20000 troops to come here. There should be 40000 troops."

"Although our army has previously defeated Cai Mao's attack, the strength of Jingzhou army still exists, so we should leave some troops to garrison."

Fazhen pondered for a while and said, "in this case, we might as well send out 25000 soldiers and keep 15000 of them, of which 10000 are recruits and 5000 are veterans. In this way, the old soldiers and the new ones can also quickly improve the fighting effectiveness of the new recruits."

"Good."

Zhang jaw nodded, ambitiously grasped his fist: "immediately mobilize troops to gather in the direction of the county, as long as the grain and grass are in place, our army will send troops immediately!"

"No!"

...

ten li away from the east gate of Chang'an City, thousands of soldiers and officials of Liangzhou army were displayed on both sides of the road to maintain order, while behind them were tens of thousands of people who were looking forward to it. They all stretched their necks and watched eagerly, as if they were waiting for someone to come.

The first two men were a man of letters and one of martial arts. The generals were majestic in stature and looked forward to being self-confident. The civil servants were about 70 years old, with gray beards and hair. They looked like they were Ma Teng and Fazhen.

"Ha ha, it's been five or six years since the general left, has he?" Fazhen said with a smile.

"Yes, Guanzhong is peaceful and the people are well-off. The Qiang and Hu dare not make trouble. However, the general has not come back for many years." Ma Teng sighed.

Therefore, when the three emperors of the Qing Dynasty gave up, they even wanted to break the court? Sanfu means jingzhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi and youfufeng, who defend Chang'an. Such areas should be abandoned, not to mention the more remote counties such as Wuwei, Beidi and Tianshui.

One of the most important reasons for this is the rebellion of the Qiang people. Duan Ying, one of the famous generals of the late Han Dynasty, who was one of the "Sanming" in Liangzhou at that time, falsely accepted the surrender of the Qiang people. As a result, they killed all the leaders of the Qiang people. Since then, the Qiang people have been making frequent riots.

Liu Ye ordered the suppression and pacification. As long as the Qiang people dare to make trouble, they immediately killed them by means of thunder. However, for some small Qiang tribes, they were mainly pacified and asked to plant land.

As more and more small Qiang tribes came to attach themselves, some of the larger Qiang tribes gradually moved their hearts. Fazhen immediately sent people to appease them, so more and more Qiang people gradually attached themselves.

However, with more and more Qiang people, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with the Han people in Guanzhong. Therefore, Fazhen racked his brains and proposed to Liu Ye that it would be better to set up Jimi County, which is a minority inhabited area. Liu Ye immediately waved his pen and agreed. Since then, there has been less conflict between the Han and Qiang nationalities.

As they were talking, all of a sudden, there was smoke and dust in front of them. A huge "Han" flag gradually emerged. A dark cavalry team came with the standard. Ma Teng, Fazhen, a cadre of Liangzhou soldiers and officials, as well as tens of thousands of Liangzhou people were excited and excited.

A horse, holding a big flag, galloped to him and roared, "the general is coming!"

"Here comes the general!"

Tens of thousands of people looked forward to it. One of them was surrounded by nearly a thousand riders. The man in the middle of the group was in his thirties. When he was in his prime of life, his whole body revealed a vigorous spirit. It was like the five mountains and the mountains. He had a profound attitude.

"General!"

"The general has returned to Guanzhong. He has come back to see us!"

"Mother, is that the general?"A Han child with a tuft of hair on his head points to Liu Ye on the horse's back and asks the middle-aged woman beside him.

The middle-aged woman frowned: "yes, what's the matter?"

The child sucked his finger in his mouth and said in a loud voice: "the general is very elegant. When he grows up, he should be such a general."

The people around him burst into laughter when they heard the child's words, but the woman was worried, for fear that the child's words would cause trouble.

When Liu Ye hears the child's words, he can't help but look at him and smile at him.

"Niang, the general laughed at me!"

The child said with a smile.

"Don't be rude." His mother scolded quickly.

"Don't worry, Si Niang."

An old man nearby said, "the general loves the people like a son. Besides, he will not care about children."

"That's good, that's good..."

amid the cheers of tens of thousands of people, Liu Ye drove his horse to come forward. Ma Teng and Fazhen came forward together and prostrated themselves on the ground: "I'll see the general."

"Fagong, Ma Zhenbei, please get up."

Liu Ye jumps off his horse and first lifts up falchen, then Ma Teng.

"After a few years' separation, I really thought that the next time I would see the general again until I really passed away." FA Zhen said with a smile that he had been in charge of the affairs of Guanzhong for several years. The white hair was far better than the black one, and he was quite old.

Liu Ye suddenly quite sighed with emotion: "in recent years, thanks to Fagong and Ma Town, the northern town of fuguanzhong, otherwise, even if he had the ability to connect heaven, he would not have calmed Hebei."

"It is only right that the two of us can do a little bit of work when the general is on the March."

Ma Teng waved his hand and said, "set up a banquet in the city. Please enter the city."