Chapter 135: Cloud Neutrons

"Eilechuan, under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the four fields. The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep. ”

At this time, it was already September, and at the foot of Yin Mountain was full of green grass that was almost high, Chen Cheng read a paragraph on a whim. Liu Qian on the side was not very happy, she rode on the back of Yinling, and said angrily: "He also said that he took me out to play, and Master is obviously out to deal with official business." ”

No wonder she wasn't very happy, since Chen Cheng left Linrong City, he had been inspecting various fields, or meeting with tribal leaders and Haoqiang in various places, and he didn't even have time to teach her to ride a horse and shoot arrows. She can now walk slowly on horseback, and that is what Zhao Yun taught her.

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Public and private." Besides, Zilong was once a horseman of the White Horse Righteous Servant, with superb riding skills, and he taught you to ride a horse, what are you not satisfied with? ”

"Hmph, talking doesn't count, it's a lie!"

"That'........ Today happened to be free, so we went to the mountains over there to shoot rabbits. ”

Yinshan is not just a mountain, but a mountain range, running east-west, including a series of peaks such as Wolf Mountain, Wula Mountain, and Daqing Mountain. Chen Cheng said that he wanted to go hunting in Yin Mountain, not just to accompany Liu Qian to come over to play, but for other reasons. He now has tens of thousands of soldiers, and every day when he opens his eyes, he thinks about spending more money and food to go out, thinking about how to balance this year's income and expenditure, where is there really leisure to shoot rabbits? He didn't have pockmarks on his face.

An important reason for coming here is because there are abundant coal and iron resources in the Yinshan Mountains, and many of them can be mined in the open pit, which is enough for Chen Chengjun's forces to use for many years, and it is more than enough to supply Shuofang County.

In the war to defeat the Huns, Chen Cheng took the lead and killed a lot of Hun soldiers, and the level rose by one level, this time the attribute points were also added to the "intelligence", and the skill points were two levels of "engineering".

In addition to increasing the speed and usefulness of building ladders, siege engines and other equipment, "Engineering" is also effective in building many other equipment, most importantly, it can speed up the development and construction of territories and villages. Chen Cheng thought about it for a long time and felt that the main contradiction now was that the materials were not abundant enough, so he ordered two levels.

After upgrading, I immediately have more knowledge related to machinery and planning in my head, and I can directly know where to dig a ditch, where to drain it, and what I need to ......... If he had spent time on field trips, he would have figured it out, but he still added valuable "skill points" to "engineering".

In addition to being able to accelerate the development of the territory, Chen Cheng also had other considerations. The saddles and stirrups that had been improvised before had a lot to do and needed to be redesigned. With saddles and stirrups, there were also riding guns that needed to be redesigned, and the ringhead knife was not very suitable for use on horseback.......... He also wondered if he couldn't build a Gundam if he filled up the "engineering" one day.......

In the grass in the mountains, Chen Cheng was thinking about what needed to be dealt with, and at the same time, he casually released his fingers, and the arrow flew out with a "whoosh", shooting a deer running to the ground.

"Ahh

Liu Qian clapped her palms and shouted, Chen Cheng smiled and said, "You try it too." ”

"Good!" , Liu Qian pulled out the hunting bow and aimed at a rabbit running fast for a while. She stared nervously at the rabbit, beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. After aiming for a moment, the arrow flew out and pierced the rabbit's hind legs.

"You're doing a good job of archery!" Chen Cheng approvingly: "I can shoot rabbits." ”

"That's it!" Liu Qian puffed up her chest and said proudly: "In the past two months, I have practiced every day!" ”

She looked at the little rabbit on the ground, but she couldn't bear it, and said hesitantly: "Otherwise, let's let it go, right?" ”

Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, looked at the rabbit on the ground, and said, "En..... I'll tell you a joke. ”

"Huh? What jokes? ”

Chen Cheng said: "I am now using a secret technique - making friends out of nothing, I have a friend, he said that he likes small animals very much." Others asked him, how much do you like it? My friend said, I like it, it's indispensable! ”

"Hahaha, hahaha!"

From the moment Chen Cheng began to say "friends out of nothing", Liu Qian covered her mouth and laughed softly, and when she heard the end, she leaned back and fell back with laughter, almost falling off the horse.

When the soldiers on the side heard this, they almost couldn't hold back. As his status became higher and higher, his prestige became heavier and heavier, and others became more and more restrained in front of him, so he no longer had the seriousness he had before, but began to show a witty side intentionally or unintentionally.

Liu Qianle sighed for a while, until Chen Cheng roasted the rabbit to the outside and tender inside, exuding an attractive fragrance, and in retrospect, he would still cover his mouth and snicker. She originally saw that Chen Cheng looked like this, and she would be more serious, but she became fond of telling jokes, although many times she couldn't understand the jokes she said.

"Come, taste your own prey."

Chen Cheng handed over the rabbit smeared with honey and cumin, and after Liu Qian took it, she smelled the fragrant fragrance and couldn't help but bite it.

"Uh......h It's so hot," Liu Qian hummed while biting, "It's delicious....... Delicious! ”

Chen Cheng identified the locations of several coal mines and iron mines in the mountains, personally went to explore them, and in addition to hunting, asked Zhao Yun to send an order to the iron officials of Shuofang County to bring people to mine here. The group walked east along Yinshan for six days, and when the army passed by, the leaders of all the tribes were respectful and offered cattle and sheep wine for Lord Chen to enjoy.

Chen Cheng comforted the leaders of the Qianghu tribes and asked them what difficulties they had. Then, the Qianghu leaders all took the opportunity to pour bitter water, saying that the slaves were not good at work, and many of them fled to the north of Yinshan, and there were mares that had difficult births.......

“.............”

By the time the 1,000 cavalry reached Jiuyuan eastward, it was already mid-September. Jiuyuan County is bordered by the Great Wall in the north and Taihang in the east, and is the seat of Wuyuan County. Because of its proximity to the northern steppes, it is often harassed by northern nomads. In the past, the Huns often came here to plunder, and after the Huns were placed here, the Xianbei people often came here to burn and kill. Because there are often wars, the Han and Hu people who live here are very strong. If you're not tough, you won't be able to survive here.

In another world, the famous "Wenhou" Lu Bu was born here.

When Chen Cheng came here with his troops, Liu Yuan was being beaten by the Xianbei people in the north and the Huns in Yunzhong County in the east. He was originally the leader of a small tribe of the Xiongnu, and when the Marquis of Xubu Gudu was alive and attacked Linrong in the west, he led his troops to defect to Chen Cheng, so he was named the general of Jiuyuan.

After Liu Yuan annexed many Xiongnu tribes, he was strong, but he had little to do with those Xianbei people further north. Those Xianbei remnants can hold on to the bitter cold land and not be swallowed up by the Huns or Wuhuan people, so they are naturally brave and good at fighting, and they are stinky and hard.

That's it, anyway, he occupies the anointed land of Wuyuan County, and it is not uncommon for him to grab territory with the Xianbei people. The most hateful thing is the remnants of the Xiongnu in Yunzhong County in the east, who keep sending people to lure his subordinates. The Xiongnu has been established for hundreds of years, longer than the Han Dynasty, although there have been ups and downs during this period, but how can it fall apart after one or two major defeats?

Although the Marquis of Xubu Gudu is dead, the two sons of the predecessor Qiangqu Shan Yu are still there. When Liu Yuan was worried, when he heard that Chen Cheng had arrived, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Liu Yuan prostrate under Chen Cheng's horse and said respectfully: "My lord, I don't know that you came here and couldn't meet you from afar, but do you have any orders for me?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "I came here for two reasons. ”

Liu Yuan stared at Chen Cheng nervously, a little worried in his heart. I heard Chen Cheng say: "First, I came to inspect the nearby salt pond." I am going to set up a salt officer here to prepare for military funding. Second, I want to see how you're doing. I've seen a few salt pools in these two things, and there's nothing wrong with that, but you still have a lot of people here to continue crafting armor....... Don't you lack bread here? ”

"My lord, it's not that we don't want to graze and farm, it's really the Huns....... I mean, the Huns over there in Yunzhong County have been invading our pastures, and they don't build much ordnance, but I'm afraid they won't be able to stop them! ”

"Is there such a thing?" Chen Cheng pretended to be surprised and said, "Could it be that Yu Fuluo called?" ”

He had already received news that the remnants of the Xiongnu had been preparing to move, and he had also heard the news that the imperial court had ordered Dong Zhuo, the state pastor, to send troops to attack Meiji together with Yu Yuluo, who trusted the Xiongnu. At that time, he was also preparing to reassemble the dismantled soldiers and horses, and then fight a decisive battle with the Xiongnu coalition army in Bingzhou. However, it turned out to be a complete false alarm, and Mr. Dong probably looked down on the poor countryside in the north, and let Fu Luo plead several times, just sit there and not move.

"It's not Yu Fuluo," Liu Yuan said: "It's Yu Fuluo's younger brother Hu Chuquan, who had a feud with Dong Zhuo in Bingzhou and was driven back to Yunzhong County." Now he has been sending people to lure my leading men, and it is said that Hu Chuquan is also preparing to unite with Yu Fuluo and send troops to attack the west. ”

"How many troops do they have?"

"There are about 100,000 people in the Huchuquan Department, and they can send 20,000 troops. Yu Fuluo's department is far away in Fushi, Gao Nu, and there are more soldiers and horses than Huchuquan, but how many there are, the villain really doesn't know. ”

"It doesn't sound like there are many people on the other side," Chen Cheng said with a smile: "I know that you have 20,000 accounts under your command, plus the other departments here in Wuyuan, although the offense is insufficient, the defense is more than enough." Besides, there are Wuhuan people in the east, and Huchuquan may not dare to call him. ”

Liu Yuan hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "That Hu Chuquan once sent someone to the villain and said, .........."

Chen Cheng asked with interest, "What did he say?" ”

Liu Yuan lowered his head and said: "He said that after Dong Zhuo became the pastor of the state, the life of the Huns became more and more sad, he didn't want to fight with us, he just wanted to take the Huns back to the foot of Yin Mountain to graze." ”

"Oh, that's what he said." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "But the pastures at the foot of Yin Mountain have been distributed to various tribes that have made meritorious contributions, and there is no place for Huchuquan." Why don't I give him a few pastures north of Yinshan? ”

Liu Yuan didn't dare to raise his head, and said in a low voice: "Mobei is bitterly cold, but I'm afraid that Hu Chuquan is unwilling to go over." ”

"No, I'm talking about the area north of Yinshan Mountain and south of the desert," Chen Cheng said, "In this case, you can make an appointment with Huchuquan for me, and say that I will wait for him here for six days." It doesn't have to be about moving his people to the north of Yinshan, but it can also talk about his continued stay in Yunzhong County, don't you say? ”

What else can Liu Yuan say? Said he had no previous contact with Hu Chuquan? He could only retreat obediently, and then quickly sent people to Cloud City.