In the next few days, Changle and Cao Zhang were still eating, drinking and having fun, but the situation in Jiaohe City began to change gradually, not getting better and better, but getting worse and worse.

Early in the morning, the hustle and bustle outside the barracks sounded, and groups of heavy cavalry with attendants, pulling the already heavy armor of the war horses, actually swayed and went straight to Keyumen Pass, this is not one or two, the three thousand heavy armored cavalry recruited in the pass walked more than two thousand, which caused a particularly great weakening of the military strength of the Duhufu.

So much so that Wen Qin, the military general of the Metropolitan Protectorate, chased him out with a hot sweat, and stopped in front of the road with dozens of Central Plains cavalry under his command, shouting loudly in annoyance.

"Mutiny and leave the camp, do you want to rebel?"

"General, you can't say that, we are Liangzhou military households, but we are not under the management of your Western Regions Protectorate, besides, more than a month has passed since the three-month period of the military killing, isn't it natural for us to go home? Leave! ”

The birds didn't bird him, the cavalry captain of Yicheng, Jiang Fan, lazily hugged his fist, then pulled the horse around him, and then walked to the east, which annoyed those Central Plains cavalry, and pulled out the saber with a buzz, but these Kansai knights were not afraid of him, looking at the cavalry under Wen Qin's bright saber, he smiled and weighed the cavalry on his horse, but inadvertently revealed a sense of murder.

"What? General Wen still wants to have two hands with the inferior? ”

"Put away the knife, rude!"

Just kidding, and two or three thousand landlord cavalry who rely exclusively on killing people for a living? Wen Qin's head was not caught by the door again, and he scolded his subordinates loudly, and he hugged his fist with a smile on his face.

"Jiang Duwei and others have left their hometowns and come all the way to guard the border for my Great Wei, and we know this suffering! But now that the capital is about to attack Shule, the husband is full of blood, and he is a man for a lifetime, when this sincerity is contributing, isn't it a pity that you return to your hometown like this? ”

"Still making a contribution? We all have a running general, Lao Tzu doesn't want to be killed by the Hu people, starve to death on this Gobi Desert first, brothers, let's go! ”

As he shouted, the whole team resounded with a burst of mockery, and then these heavy cavalry and the five or six thousand people they brought crossed Wen Qin and them without looking back, which made Wen Qin's old face red and white for a while.

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It's not just this excuse that forced away these cavalry to aid the West, and the wine in Jiaohe City is gone.

Originally, Jiaohe City had just been taken over for a month, and the shops and taverns that had opened up on the main street were closed one after another, and in almost two or three days, the streets of Jiaohe City were depressed and exactly the same as the main city of the Western Regions Protectorate, which was dominated by pure political soldiers.

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, and I usually have a drink after training, but now I don't even have a little thirst to quench my fatigue, and the food is also a mess, not to mention those Kansai knights, even the infantry cavalry under the command of the Duhufu himself can't stand it.

No longer has the demeanor of the world's elite soldiers, Wang Shuang's subordinates squatted in the barracks, covered their heads and fell asleep, but Zhang Jaw couldn't help but find the city.

"Changshi, isn't it wrong with the supply of our army this month!"

After being received by Wang Hou, the remnants of more than 6,000 Kwantung Bafu soldiers knew what it was to be a soldier, the best ordnance and armor were supplied, and the military rations used to be coarse and full, but now the coarse and fine grains are matched, there are eggs in the morning, and at noon and evening it is either canned fish or bacon stew, and the soldiers are tired of eating meat.

But this month, the originally abundant supplies clicked, and even a third of the previous one was gone, so how could the soldiers who were used to living a rich life stand it?

But listening to his complaints, old Zhong Xuan was more worried than him!

In just a few days, the trade and business travels that had been coming and going were suddenly interrupted, and the commercial tax, the largest source of revenue for the capital protection government, almost dried up.

And the second pillar of the Duhu Mansion comes from the support of the Guannei, and this month was suddenly broken, Zhong Xuan was stunned to ask the supply captain of Liangzhou Thorn Shi Zhang Yi stationed here, and the result was clear, the Western Salary was donated by the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce, and now people have stopped the money and food, what is the use of you looking for me, I can give birth to canned food!

Originally, Zhong Xuan looked down on those businessmen, but now he has no money and no food in hand, and the high-ranking master of the Ten Scholars clan has bent his waist, and he has no choice but to visit the headquarters of the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce in Jiaohe City.

This Western Regions Protectorate is coming to an end! The soles of the feet are oiled, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the old men feel that instead of investing in the Western Regions Protectorate, it is better to invest in Shanshan, Montenegro, which is the founding of the Southern Province! It is more likely that the money, grain and materials will be invested there to open up the South Silk Road!

Almost overnight, it seems that the powerful Western Regions Protectorate has fallen to the embarrassing realm of the Banchao era.

"Changshi, what should I do? With no food and no pay, how can the last general lead such a brother under his hands! ”

Looking at Zhong Xuanzhi and shaking his head, he was anxious, if it was okay in the past, if he didn't provide enough for his troops now, the soldiers would really rebel!

This Zhang Liao is not over yet! On the other end, Counselor Yang Jun rushed over in a hurry.

"Changshi, take care of it! Zhong Ping, Xun Yao, these bastards, resigned! ”

Hearing this, Zhong Xuan's face couldn't help but change violently again, indeed, he and Yang Junwenqin originally brought some scholars from the Zhongzi clan to form Cao Zhang's Western Regions Protectorate team, but the Metropolitan Protectorate needed more than dozens of clerical positions, and the secretary of the Cangling Order was five or six hundred.

Most of these people are graduates of Chang'an Academy created by Guanzhong in imitation of Liaodong Academy, these people say that they are not talented, but they are all set up by the Protectorate, and they will still fall apart.

What Yang Jun said is the leading few people of this part of the civilian officials.

Seeing the anxious eyes of his colleagues, Zhong Miao finally nodded painfully.

"I see!"

"Someone is coming, pass on the captain Zhonghui!"

In this year, filial piety is at the head, and Zhong Hui still does not dare to slack off on his father's orders, and in less than ten minutes, he has already left his work at hand and rushed back.

"Father, you recruit children!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Xuan suddenly screamed and stretched out his hand suddenly!

"Come on, take down this coward who escaped from the battle!"

"Father!"

His eyes were full of disbelief, but Zhong Hui couldn't argue, except for this sound, he could only be taken off in silence, seeing that Zhong would be escorted away by several guards of the Imperial Protectorate, the open jaw on the side couldn't help but exclaim.

"Elder Shi, why is that?"

"General Zhangjaw, do you need food?"

"That's right!"

"Come on, take General Zhangjaw down to the old man! Take it to Jiaohe City Square, and send someone to ask Dadu to protect Miss Changle and release Captain Deng Ai immediately! Be quick! ”

"Old Chronicle?"

was dragged out, and Zhang Jaw screamed in horror, but Zhong Xuan also screamed helplessly.

"If you don't admit defeat again, the Western Regions Metropolitan Protector Mansion will be over! You and I have become dogs who hurt our families! ”