Chapter 56 Cao Xiang's guts

The Han old man surnamed Liu, called Liu Ben, is the same family as the Son of Heaven, and used to be a master craftsman in the great craftsman.

I don't know if he has royal blood, anyway, this old guy means what he says!

For a while, he begged softly, and for a while he inexplicably said the name of a certain royal family, hoping that Huo Qubing could give him a word and take him back to Chang'an.

Of course, Huo Quzhi would not believe the words of this old horseman.

In order to make money, they don't even want their lives, and they dare to come to places like the northwest borderland, which can only show that the Hu merchant named Wen Yupu has given them so much benefit that they forget about the danger.

Although this city is only half built, ah, the city wall is almost finished, if it weren't for the fact that the city gate has not been installed, that damn Qiang patriarch would never have shown that bowed down to his ears.

In addition, the damn old craftsman didn't tell the truth, except that the matter of being deceived by Wen Yupu was true, the rest were all fake.

Just look at the four Qiang wives he married, as well as a good house, you know that this guy is living a good life in Hequ City.

There are no 100 Han people who were beaten to death by the Qiang people, and when these people were in Chang'an, they were either good at farming, or skilled craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, healers, bricklayers, stonemasons, and even coppersmiths.

The high-end talents who were finally deceived were willing to treat them as cattle and horses?

In fact, at the first glance of this group of people, Huo Quzhi didn't believe every word this old guy said.

One by one, they are fat and strong, how can they have the slightest appearance of suffering.

Hequ City is a very good place, it is only 500 miles away from Shuofang, and less than 400 miles away from Baishan Mountain.

If a large army is stationed here, the Hetao of Nuoda will be completely held in the arms of the big man.

Continue to the west and south from the meander, which is the territory of the former Xiongnu Aries King, and it is because of Wei Qing's great victory the year before last that the prosperity of the Baima Qiang people has been created.

A city, a land that can control thousands of miles, and you can't be moved by illness.

Therefore, he decided not to return to Baishan Mountain, and Yun Lang should rush to the land of the river meandering with the rest of the horsemen.

He believed that with Yun Lang here, coupled with this group of damn money-greedy craftsmen, Hequ City should be able to develop very quickly.

If it works well, in the future, the grain and straw at the northern border should be supplied by Hequ City, rather than the thankless transportation from Chang'an.

If there's anything bad here, it's that it's too far away from the Han mainland, and once a war starts, you can only rely on your own strength.

So, Huo Quzhi wrote two letters, one to Yun Lang and one to Xie Changchuan, and also wrote a memorabilia, hoping that the old eunuch could send it to the emperor's desk through the fastest channel.

Li Kang, Zhao Ponu, and Xie Ning are still frantically hunting and killing Qiang adult men outside the city, according to Huo Quai's plan, this tribe of 30,000 people must be divided into more than ten small tribes, and before that, the courage of the Qiang people must be scaremonished by slaughter.

This is already the best way Huo Qubing can think of.

Before Yunlang and the others received the letter, Huo Qubing thought that the city gate must be installed first, and then it would be better to defend the city.

Liu Ben was desperate to find that his good days were gone, he only needed to instruct others how to work, he didn't need to make any effort, and there were people to serve him when he moved.

Now it's different, he needs to put on shabby clothes, blend in with the captured Qiang crowd, work as hard as he can, and if he wants to be lazy, he will have a cowhide whip to pull it off.

In front of Huo Quai, as well as the cavalry captains, they have no status at all, which was originally their status in the Han Dynasty.

"Those who can't dig trenches well before freezing will be killed!"

"Those who can't build the city wall in 30 days will be killed!"

"Those who can't build the city gate well on the 20th will be beheaded!"

"Those who can't build a camp within ten days will be killed!"

Liu Ben didn't think that these military orders were used to scare people, there were still many craftsmen like him in the Han Dynasty, and he couldn't show a more noble status than others.

When the military orders of the Han Dynasty were never discounted, in the past, in Chang'an, if the craftsman accidentally received a job in the army, he would have to shed his skin if he did not die.

The Han army has never been a place where reason can be reasoned.

After Cao Xiang walked two hundred miles out of Baishan Mountain, he stopped moving forward.

His guts could only sustain him to this point.

Worried about Huo Qu's illness, Li Kang's safety, but his courage told him that he could only go here, and if he continued to move forward, he felt that he would definitely be swallowed up by the wasteland.

No one who has ever actually been to the wilderness, who has never stood alone in the wilderness and shouted, is not qualified to be a bold man.

Eilechuan, under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome shrouded in the four fields, the sky is firm, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.

Such a scenery is naturally extremely beautiful, and to read such poems, one must sit in a safe place and recite them, so that the poets of the readers' yearning for the flood and the desire for freedom will be born.

Standing on the mountain where Cao Xiang is and looking around, reading such poems again will only make people cry and panic.

If Cao Xiang's eyes are blindfolded and he thinks about Huo Quai, Li Dang is waiting for his rescue, even if it is a sea of fire and hell, he can break through.

Or with Yun Lang by his side, he dares to go deep into the wasteland even if he is hard-headed.

It's a pity that only Guo Xie is standing beside him......

"There's a pack of wolves that have been following us for two days."

Guo Xie sat on the mountain bag, looked at the wolves that appeared in the wind-blown grass sadly, and said to Cao Xiang quietly.

"I wish they could pounce on me and bite me to death right now, so that I won't be scared and my heart won't be so uncomfortable."

Cao Xiangmu looked at Guo Xie and wanted to die of shame in his heart.

"The villain's life is not worth it, as long as he can protect the Hou Ye to go back, the villain's life is valuable, otherwise, even if the villain goes back, he will be sent to the operating table by the military Sima and eaten alive.

Go and stay, it's all in the mind of the Hou Ye, and the villain swears to follow him! ”

Cao Xiang couldn't help but burst into tears, beat his chest and said: "I know that I have to move forward, even if I die, but I just don't dare, I just don't dare...... Hahaha, I'm sorry to go sick, I'm sorry Ah Kang, and I'm sorry Ah Lang! ”

Cao Xiang's personal captain saw Cao Xiang crying, and his heart was also very uncomfortable.

His own master is very bold and very bold in Chang'an, and he dares to do any kind of evil thing, and he dares to do any evil thing...... However, after all, it was Chang'an, his home.

An army of 200 people is nothing at all on the grassland of Nuoda, and there is no sense of security.

Guo Xie looked at the crying Cao Xiang, and naturally felt a state of disdain, he didn't want to go to the depths of the grassland at all, let alone fight.

The scene when Bai Shan was about to escape was clearly seen by the cavalry captain, and the twenty-seven rangers under him were all wiped out, but they were inexplicably included in the list of soldiers killed in battle.

He was the only one, because of that scene, Xie Changchuan wrote off his previous contributions.

"Master Hou, let's go back, Jun Sima only asked you to explore two hundred miles, and now, we have reached the limit of two hundred miles.

If you go further, you will encounter unsubordinate tribes, as well as large groups of horse thieves, and even the possibility of encountering oversized wolves.

You also hear the wolves howling day and night, calling the rest of the pack to join us, and the wolves will attract bargaining horse thieves......"

Cao Xiang, who had been crying for half an hour, suddenly stood up, looked at the sun that had not risen for a long time, and said to Cao Liang, the captain of the pro-soldiers: "Get ready to go!" ”

Cao Liang looked at Cao Xiang's pale face and couldn't bear to say, "We can not advance, we can camp here for two days." ”

Cao Xiang shook his head resolutely and said, "You must move forward until you find the sick and Ah Kang!" ”

"But you ......"

Cao Xiang suddenly smiled, tilted his head and said, "My courage is too small, I know this."

I also know that if I go to the grassland, even if I turn the grassland upside down, I will find me.

If I had entered the grassland, Ah Dang would have preferred to run all over the grassland and find me.

If I enter the grassland, although Ah Lang is not bold enough, but ah, he will definitely not hesitate to go into the depths of the grassland and appear in front of me when I need him the most.

In this case, now that I am going to be sick, I dare to go to the depths of the grassland, what reason do I have not to go into the depths of the grassland? ”

"But you ......," Cao Liang wanted to speak.

"I'll be ...... if I'm knocked unconscious. I'm going to disturb the morale of the army when I'm awake, and I'm going to be a burden to you, but ah, if I pass out, I'll be fine.

Hahaha...... When I find the sick and Ah Kang, my courage will be bigger again!

Now, knock me unconscious, and the army will advance immediately! ”