With the background of the Dong family general and Longxi Haoqiang, it is impossible to become a representative of the power of the scholar clan like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, nor can he be like Cao Cao's official eunuch background, and at the same time obtain the collective support of the Yingchuan Dashi clan and appoint a large number of Hanmen scholars.

His direction is likely to be Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zhan, relying on the strong Han and Hu mixed border armies, gaining the recognition of the border Dashi clan and the Han family, striving for the support and neutrality of the Shi clan, and then dominating one side, and then seizing the opportunity to win the Central Plains.

He had a general idea of what was going on, but in order to make a difference, he had to have a reliable and strong army as the foundation. But Dong Zhuo was killed, and according to historical development, in a few years, the famous Gongsun Zan will also be defeated.

This shows that it is not enough to rely on a strong army, it must make achievements in this troubled era and be able to develop and grow.

Since Dong Bai handed over the army of Zhang Lu and more than 50 soldiers and horses to his command, he had to reorganize it and give it a new position and strength.

After the convoy arrived at the elm forest, the scouts were quickly released, and more than a dozen military officials at all levels also gathered at Tong Yuan's location. He looked around at the dozen or so people, all of them were older than himself, some were from the Xiliang Army, some had fallen into the grass, and there were four Hu people. In the past few days, he has become familiar with everyone, and everyone admires his identity, ability and attitude.

I have to say that in this era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world's eyes are the first, if there is no identity of Longxi Haoqiang and Dong Jiabu, he will be struggling.

Tong Yuan stopped thinking, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and made up his mind to take this step.

"Our team has different origins, but there is one thing that everyone cares about the most, and that is to survive. In the past, everyone was just surviving, and if you and your subordinates just wanted to survive, then please make plans as soon as possible, and so-and-so will explain to the lady and arrange rations and money. ”

Some people look suspicious, it is not easy to survive in this troubled world, is there anything wrong with this? Suddenly, one of the people who was seven feet five tall and forty years old said: "Tong Shaojun may not know, I had land more than ten years ago, and the family didn't ask for anything else, just looking forward to a good year." ”

I saw that his face was embarrassed, and he said: "Who would have thought that there would be a drought for many years, the officials would be fierce, and my brother would be ill." had no choice but to seek help from Taiping Dao for treatment and became a believer. After so many years of being displaced, killing people and fighting each other, in fact, I just hope to survive well, and I dream of the old days. ”

Tong Yuan listened, his face was solemn, but everyone's emotions were in line with his expectations. "That's right, everyone including me wants to survive as well as I used to. But some people don't think we should live like this. The land in your house was given to us by Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu, but Haoqiang and the officials wanted to take it away, give them grain, and make us tenants, slaves, or disappear. ”

The faces of the Haoqiang disciples in the team changed slightly, but this was in line with Tong Yuan's expectations. "I was born in Longxi, my family has a lot of land, and I still serve in the army. However, the scholars and the officials of the court thought that I could not wait for the people on the border, and even if I had military exploits, I was just a lackey, and I was never taken seriously. ”

"What about the Scholars? Are they the enemy? A lot of them aren't. ”

Everyone began to be surprised, what did Tong Yuan want to say? Everyone thought that he was going to say that those officials in Chang'an City, the Dashi clan in various places were their enemies.

"Our enemy is that we have not been united in the face of the powerful, the nobles, and the danger. When you are a farmer, you don't have the strength to stand up to the powerful and the officials. When you are a powerful child, you have no ability to let the nobles and officials give you the opportunity to respect and live on an equal footing. The gentry were also unable to cope with the deteriorating government. ”

"So, whoever you were in the past, now you want to live well, stay here and start regrouping. Otherwise, go out and look for the luck in your heart. ”

Hu Lang'er, Huang Yu and others didn't know whether they wanted to or not, and took the lead in asking: "Tong Shaojun, since you want to change, what should you do?" ”

Tong Yuan glanced at the crowd and focused everyone's attention. "Absorb and unite all the forces that can help us to our side, and then meritocracy, each performing its own duties."

"What's changed?"

"With this army, you can live well, no longer just survive, in the eyes of others. Instead, it is looked at differently by others and should not be underestimated. ”

"When you enter Sanfu, once you rob your property, it's like killing a chicken and taking eggs. If you don't damage the crops, you love the people like brothers and sisters, and the rest of the world will look at each other differently. In short, we are a new Xiliang army, with a different purpose, behavior, and posture than in the past. ”

"Only in this way can it be recognized by all parties, and with recognition it is possible to be recognized and supported for mutual benefit. I believe that you want to return to Chang'an Sanfu with dignity, not to flee somewhere, if you don't change the fate of being hunted down, then the escape is only a temporary survival, and you live in fear. ”

"Therefore, if we want to change the current situation and fate, we must start with our Xiliang New Army being strict with ourselves. We officially named us the Xiliang New Army. ”

Xiliang New Army, this is the name of Tong Yuan's current soldiers, and more troops will follow this title in the future to expand its glory.

As for discipline, it is not difficult for everyone to understand, it is difficult to completely change the situation, but to change it needs to start with marching eastward, uniting all parties, and connecting with Hedong. Out of their own safety, these military officials quickly and conscientiously carried it out, and the whole army remembered to love the people and not make enemies everywhere.

Walking along the road by the river, all the way to Dongqiu did not commit any crimes, and encountered others without causing any panic or riot. Of course, except for the supply of the new army, they all relied on the support of the Dong family's rich savings. At this point, Dong Bai is not stingy, because for her, revenge comes first.

Passing through a village ahead, the convoy was stationed overnight, and of course scouts and sentry posts were arranged, and no one from the village was allowed to report to the south or west. This village is not large, but more than a dozen families cultivate and graze here. Li is a local veteran, who followed Zhang Huan, one of the three Ming of Xiliang, to quell the rebellion of the Qiang people in the border army twenty years ago.

For a long time, the Western Han Dynasty implemented a conscription system based on the small-scale peasant economy, and by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and even Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the proportion of the conscription system gradually increased with the changes in economic conditions and other reasons such as financial resources. This veteran responded to the draft, not the soldier.

In the past few decades, Xiliang has been in turmoil, he has participated in many battles, and he is also familiar with the Southern Xiongnu Hu soldiers in the army.

At this time, the lieutenant naturally knew Dong Zhuowei's name, especially after Tong Yuan presented a box of gold and silver, he scolded Wang Yun and Lu Bu for stirring up trouble. However, due to the green season, there is no more surplus food supply in the village.

Fortunately, the convoy was not short of supplies other than drinking water, and after some contact, what everyone wanted to know most was the current intelligence and the situation of the nearby garrison.

In terms of intelligence, the lieutenant chief knew very little, but he heard that Wang Yun had killed Dong Taishi, and he didn't know anything else. Only Xiayang in the east, Yaxian in the southwest and other places can learn more, and because this area is relatively remote, they all listen to the orders of the nearby Xue surnamed Haoqiang, and they know very little about Chang'an.

One of the chiefs nervously reported: "Report, a man was caught outside, tried to escape in the south direction of the night, and was caught by the sergeant. ”