The city gate of Longguan, I don't know how many years have not been repaired, the city gate is full of arrows, telling the tragedy of the war in the past.

After entering Longguan, it is considered Liangzhou. Just in the spring, there were small patches of foxglove flowers growing on the ground on both sides of the official road, Cai Yan looked at the yellow flowers, and remembered the grass name that Ma Yue had told him in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, thyme.

The man who grew up here once said that he would take her back to Liangzhou! Take her to see the thyme all over the prairie, and now she's here, but where is he?

Three years ago, because of her obsession, he whipped away, and she couldn't wait for the senior brother who said he would come back alive, but she didn't see San Lang who was thinking about it in Luoyang.

It's really desolate here, Liangzhou, Liangzhou, the dust raised by the horses can be seen from miles away, because there are no people or trees in it. In the distance, the cavalry wearing the fur armor unique to the Liangzhou warriors galloped closer and closer, and Cai Yan put away his curious gaze.

"Father, is this place Ma Sanlang's hometown?"

Cai Yong looked at his daughter and nodded kindly, the closer he got to Liangzhou, the more uncomfortable the old man's heart became, his daughter was raised, and he still had to marry after all.

Although he knew that leaving Liangzhou this time was just another escape in his life.

The old man is used to being displaced, but he still can't help but feel heavy in his heart.

Looking at the cavalry galloping on the distant horizon, Ma Chao's face was a little nervous, and he stood on the horse's back with his calves between his belly, trying to let himself see farther. Liang Hu sent someone to report the news when he hadn't reached Longguan before, and most of the cavalry rushing at this time were his own family, but it was because he was his own family that Ma Chao was so dignified.

"Not a father, not a father, not a ......"

Cheng Wuhu glanced at Ma Chao suspiciously and asked, "What are you muttering?" ”

Ma Chao pretended to have cold eyes and glared, did not speak, and then looked at the cavalry rushing from the west...... The sky is not afraid of the earth and the earth is not afraid of the major general of Liangzhou, but he is afraid of his majestic and tall biological father.

The cavalry team was getting closer and closer, thousands of horses galloped on the grass, and the fierce figures on the mounts galloped to a thousand steps, Ma Chao finally saw the faces of the people who came, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Cheng Yin still has a big beard, the cavalry behind him is majestic, the animal hair on the leather armor flutters with the bumps of the horse, the open chest exposes the coiled muscles, the top of the head is not crowned, not worthy of a hood, and the braids of the Qiang people are waving in the wind. The quiver and bow knife behind the buttocks of the sturdy horses, these men who grew up on horseback ran all the way with the vicissitudes of life on their faces, laughing and scolding, no one frowned but was murderous enough.

Several of the ranger swordsmen who had followed him all the way from Luoyang had seen such a formation, and they were accustomed to seeing the orders and prohibitions of the Seventh Army and the Five Departments, but this group of cavalry with a barbaric atmosphere was invincible when they rushed to the front.

Bao De, who was barefoot at the front of the car, flattened the sword, the sackcloth had been rolled up in half, his right hand held the hilt tightly, and the dozen or so swordsmen who followed him behind him were also ordinary, as if they were facing a great enemy.

It was Ma Chao, who was overjoyed when he saw the rushing figure, and ran out with a soft shout with the horse between his legs, "Uncle Cheng!" ”

"Chao'er, haha!" It was close, the Qiang people who grew up on horseback did not drink to stop the horse, scattered left and right like flowing water meeting a reef, scattered the horse's hooves and ran out of a mile, and directly surrounded the convoy into a circle, Cheng Yin, who bore the brunt of the trip, had already turned over when Ma Chao came over, and walked over to the eldest nephew who turned over and dismounted with a spear on the ground, the two sturdy men stared at each other for a moment and hugged each other, Cheng Yin patted Ma Chao's back and smiled: "Chao'er is stronger again, and he has a good life on San Lang's side!" ”

"With my uncle taking care of me, I can't suffer much. Uncle, how's the family? ”

"Okay!" Cheng Yin patted Ma Chao on the shoulder, and said as he walked towards the convoy: "As soon as I received the message, my uncle rushed over from Zhangjiachuan, wait for my uncle to see Lord Liang, and then talk about it on the way back." ”

At the mention of Zhang Jiachuan, Ma Chao's face froze, and he stood on the ground without speaking.

"Sima Chengyin of Liangzhou, greet Boss Liang!"

Cheng Yin shouted so loudly, and the hearts of those ranger swordsmen calmed down, Liang Hu, who was sitting in the carriage, waved his hand, nodded and smiled: "There is Lao Cheng Sima." ”

Cheng Yin and Ma Chao clapped their hands and missed, and pulled the reins on the horse and drank: "Set off, go back to Zhangjiachuan!" ”

The whistle exploded on all sides with Cheng Yin's words, and hundreds of Qiang rode and rode their horses, escorting the convoy to laugh and run left and right, and the convoy set off.

"Here, it's different from Wuyuan......

Cai Yan muttered, looking at the sky with her eyebrows lowered, it was the snow-capped mountains standing proudly in the April sky in the distance, the green grassland connected to the sky, and the sheep's tail swaying in the herdsmen's songs, here is like Ma Yue once promised her beauty, even more beautiful than the rough and inky martial artist said, but this is not like the hometown where she has lived for a long time.

She was frightened by the shouts of men in fur armor with sabers hanging from their waists, and she wanted to ask her father what the hell this place was.

Fifteen miles outside the Chexing Pass, there is no trace of farmland, everywhere there are large areas of horse grass that have risen to half a person's height, obviously it is cool weather, but the Han herdsmen who drive the horses are like the Saiwaiyi tribe wrapped in fur coats and open their minds, even if she is a girl who grew up in Bingzhou, it is enough to stop and dare not move forward.

"Father......

Cai Yan was a little scared, and got close to Cai Yong in the car, she didn't know why she was afraid, maybe because it was completely different from the Liangzhou she imagined.

"Don't be afraid, Yan'er." Cai Yong has lived in Liangzhou for a period of time, and he knows how much about Liangzhou's scenery, and he knows his daughter's fear. "Liangzhou Qiang and Han live together, and there is not much difference between the Qiang and Han people here. Perhaps this is the place where the thirteen states of the world are most similar to foreign races. ”

"Nope." Cai Yan saw Cai Yong shaking his head with a shallow smile on his face and said: "Bingzhou is, the Huns in Bingzhou are all dressed like Han people, they don't look like this...... Bold and unconstrained. ”

Bold, Cai Yan racked her brains to come up with such a word that is not an insult, it is not the mentality of disliking the poor and loving the rich, whether it is in Bingzhou or Jiangnan, her life is not too good, she has also seen too many poor families, the girl who grew up on her father's exile has long understood what the difficulty of survival is, but she doesn't know, she doesn't know how to face such a place, such a poor, backward, barbaric state, she is going to marry here!

Cai Yong looked at his daughter's somewhat frightened face and smiled, the folds on his face tore at the seal that meant shame, but the old man's tone was indescribably serious, "The sinicization of the Huns is because of the richness of life, and they prefer the decoration of the Han people, and the utensils of gold, silver and jade make them look more graceful and luxurious, because their nobles want to be among the upper class of the Han Dynasty, after all, their ancestors were ranked in the Jiuqing, and they also have the blood of my Han Emperor in their blood." ”

"But Yan'er, do you care what others think of them when you look at the Han and Qiang people in Liangzhou? Whether it is the Han or the alien race, or the countries of the Western Regions, they have no leisure to care what others think of them. Liangzhou is also the land of the Han Dynasty, but the people here are more concerned about the sinicization of the Han Dynasty and the armor, and they care more about what can keep them alive, just survival, it is not easy to be in this land. ”

"Is it like Saburo?" Cai Yan had a smile on his face when he mentioned this name, "He always wears a linen robe and walks around with a waist knife, looking more proud than the dignitaries wearing brocade." ”

"Haha, yes, a child like Saburo is shirtless, and everyone still has to say hello when they see him." Speaking of Ma Yue, Cai Yong nodded and chuckled, pointed to the grass outside the car that had been retreating but still stretched, and said: "There are only two things that Liangzhou people are the richest, one is the lush horse grass, which stretches endlessly from Longguan to Dunhuang. One is the horses they rely on for survival, strong and powerful, and some are even stronger than Xianbei horses, which is their pride. Lovely ...... They can't live by eating horse grass, so children here learn to shoot arrows on horseback at the age of four, die at the age of twenty in civil strife, or sleep on the way north to fight thieves. It is especially rare for people to live to the age of forty here. ”

Speaking of this, Cai Yong couldn't help but think of a few names, Dong Zhuo, Huangfu Song, Huangfu Gui, Zhang Huan and Duan Cheng, and maybe add a Ma Yue. The men here don't have a few simple roles if they live long enough.

The pattern of the Han Dynasty is that the north is strong and the south is weak, the east is rich and the west is poor, usually the poorer the place, the more fierce it is, Liangzhou is undoubtedly the poorest and most fierce place in the Han Dynasty.

This is a more ferocious state than the merger state!

The convoy traveled thirty miles, skipped Longxian and went straight to Zhangjiachuan, saying that it was Zhangjiachuan, in fact, it was Majiachuan for a long time, less than fifty miles of land, there were many dock forts, during which there were countless tents and wooden houses, countless horses and horses were drunk along the Lingshui, the border army, bandits, rangers, and warriors gathered in the middle, and their families together there were nearly 10,000 people, if the wooden wall was built, it was a city.

This is not counting the cavalry that confronted Han Sui on the banks of the Sheung Shui River.

The gate of the village erected in the Pingchuan Valley is open, and there are two teams of spear-wielding cavalry standing outside the door, and the horse-shaped banner is waving in the wind, and more than 30 warriors with fur cloaks and iron armor have long been waiting here, greeting Liang Hu and Cai Yong, and looking at the military appearance from afar.

Ma Chao, who was a few miles away, was stationed under the escort of several personal guards and looked at this side, Cheng Yin asked him to enter Zhangjiachuan, but he didn't enter, but at this time, he couldn't hold back his stubborn heart, and secretly looked here, and couldn't help but think in his heart, 'How many battles do you have to win to have so many people to greet you when you go home!' ’。

Almost the entire Zhangjiachuan knows that it is Ma's family who is here today.

The convoy is getting closer, Ma Teng and others walked up quickly, so as soon as they walked, they destroyed the original appearance of the elite soldiers, Ma Teng walked peacefully in the middle, Ma Zong followed his brother with steps like a big bear and was stunned, compared with the two brothers, the generals behind them walked like a rabble, the horse played with his legs and always grabbed the waist knife as if he was ready to fight with others, Li Zhan shook his head like a rascal step by step, and Cheng Yi walked around with a pair of Luo ring legs...... It's just unsightly.

Laughing at the leader of the pro-guard team with a pair of bare feet, these guys who don't know what etiquette is still pointing at Cai Yong and Cai Yan on the carriage, and keep chanting that it is Ma Yue's daughter-in-law...... Obviously haven't been through the door yet.

Anyway, Liang Hu smiled and arched his hands, he knew that they were safe.

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