"Yanjiong, tell me, we are now in the army because we want to protect our relatives in our homeland. However, the thieves are powerful, Guanzhong, the Central Plains, and the fertile land are thousands of miles away, all of which are in the hands of thieves. Thousands of people in the Han family were enslaved by thieves. Can we see the day when Shenzhou is reunified and the two capitals are restored? Ma Ping picked up the bowl, drank a large bowl of wine, and then looked at Li Yanzhi with a confused expression.

"Captain. Shenzhou was reunified, and the two capitals did not dare to say it. Yan Bing only knew that if we didn't join the army, and the rest of the soldiers and generals wouldn't join the army, then today's Liangzhou would definitely become a place for thieves. I waited for my parents, wives and children, and now they are all in the hands of thieves! After the recovery of Shenzhou and Liangjing, there is no way to mention it again! ”

When Ma Ping heard this, he poured a full bowl of wine into his mouth. Raising his head and looking at Li Yanzhi, he said with a sad expression: "So many old robes are old and old, and they died in this battle...... Even Du Du was not spared...... We...... The price we paid was too great! Ma Ping said this with a sad expression, and then put down the wine bowl and coughed violently.

Li Yanzhi got up and stroked Ma Ping's back, and after a while, Ma Ping recovered from this violent cough. Li Yanzhi sighed and said, "Our ancestors originated in the Great River Valley. From Xia Qi, Shang Tang, to King Wu Lizhou, it has always been only in the middle and lower reaches of the river. It wasn't until the Eastern Zhou Dynasty that the ancestral dragon swept through Liuhe to establish a huge state, which is also the foundation of the two Han Dynasty and even today's territory......"

Li Yanzhi paused, and said: "The ancestors started from farming, and it is not easy to have such a large piece of land now. The world is so big, it can really be described as an inch of land and blood! Now the thieves are in the north. But it is not what people want. Even if the power is as big as this, it is only a glowing light. Many of the high-ranking families attached to it do not come from their own hearts, but take a way to survive. If there is a change in China in the future, the thieves are exhausted, and the people's hearts are turned back, it can be undoubtedly revealed. ”

Hearing Li Yanzhi's words, Ma Ping's heart calmed down a little, and he filled the bowl again: "Yanjiong, you are not easy this time, although it is a catastrophe, in the end, it is still a disaster." Ma always can't help but sigh when he thinks back to the things in the camp in the past. Today, he will pay homage to Yan Bing, and if he has difficulties in the future, he might as well send someone here. But if you can make a contribution, Ma will never shirk! ”

Li Yanzhi raised his wine glass and drank with Ma Ping. The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Drinking until night fell, Ma Duwei looked slightly drunk before leaving.

The next morning, Ma Ping sent a lieutenant in his battalion with more than 100 soldiers to accompany Li Yanzhi to the bald department. The carts full of grain and the soldiers of Lingju County who came here were still stationed in Linqiang County, obeying Li Yanjiong's orders. Li Yanzhi specially told Wei Xu, who led the team, that when he returned, if he saw the herd of cattle and horses, he would drive the grain cart out of the city and exchange face-to-face with the people from the bald department.

Li Yanzhi took more than 100 people out of the city, and under the guidance of the commander of Linqiang County, he went in the direction of the bald department. Wei Xu waited on the city tower, and at dusk, Wei Xu at the head of the city saw more than 100 horsemen leading dozens of tribesmen behind Li Yanzhi and driving a group of horses to the city.

Li Yanzhi summoned a soldier beside him, entered the city and gave Wei Xu an order, ordering Wei Xu to lead his troops to drive out all the grain trucks in the city. Wei Xu did as he said, and more than 100 mule-drawn carts slowly traveled outside the city, and then squeezed into a pile.

The tribal people who came with Li Yanzhi drove the horses to see these grain carts, and their eyes were all straight. I had doubts about coming with me before, but after seeing these grain trucks, I was a little relieved.

Li Yanzhi rode his horse back to his own camp and told Wei Xu not to be impatient, they came by horse, the speed was a little faster, and there was a tribesman who drove the strong cattle but was still lagging behind, and asked Wei Xu to wait until the clansmen who drove the cattle arrived, and then exchange food and livestock with them.

A group of people waited outside Linqiang City for more than an hour. It wasn't until the sun completely set and the sky was getting dark that I saw those clansmen driving dozens of cattle and gradually coming towards Lingju County.

When the leader of the tribe saw that the cattle were also here, he came to Li Yanzhi's side and said to Li Yanzhi in a somewhat stiff Chinese: "Li Sima, now fifty cows and a hundred horses have been sent here according to your orders." Can you give us food? ”

Li Yanzhi laughed heartily for a while, and then pointed to the grain cart piled up behind him: "Yes, you have handed over these cattle and horses with me, and this more than 100 carts of grain, please pull them back." After saying that, Li Yanzhi turned around and shouted, "Unload the car!" ”

Hearing that Li Yanzhi ordered the exit of the army, the soldiers who escorted the car moved the grain bags on the car one after another, and then piled them up next to them. After another half hour or so, it was already dark, and the grain trucks were finally unloaded.

One hundred horses and fifty cows were all counted for Wei Xu to receive. Wei Xu held the torch and counted the number of these livestock carefully, and then came to Li Yanzhi's side and said, "Sima, the number will already be ordered, there is no problem." ”

Li Yanzhi nodded, and then silently watched as those clansmen drove the remaining herd of cattle to the vicinity of the grain cart, and began to carry the grain unloaded from the cart to the cows.

It was already dark, and Li Yanzhi saw that the tribesman who led the team came to say goodbye to him, and hurriedly said, "I'll send a hundred subordinates to escort you back to the tribe." If it is dark today, the road may not be peaceful. It's always safer to send somebody. The people began to refuse. However, in the end, Li Yanzhi was unable to resist and agreed to this proposal.

"When I return to the tribe, I will convey my greetings to the chieftain." Li Yanzhi rode a horse and sent these clansmen out of half a mile, and then spoke to the leader of the clansmen. The man pressed his left hand on the horse's back, then bowed slightly and said, "I will definitely convey Li Sima's greetings to the headman." Say goodbye. Li Sima, there will be a period later! ”

Li Yanzhi hugged his fists on the horse: "There will be a period later!" ”

The gates of Linqiang City were wide open. Wei Xu was leading his soldiers to drive the empty carts, cattle and horses to the city. More than 100 horsemen escorted the tribesmen back with them. Li Yanzhi completed this important event, and suddenly felt a great relief in his heart, watching those cattle and horses and vacant grain carts being driven into the city one by one, and his heart was also relieved.

Eventually, two loaded grain trucks were driven into the city. The grain that was not unloaded was also reserved for himself to be eaten by the soldiers on the road. It was getting late today, and with the dispatch of soldiers to escort the bald tribesmen back, it was absolutely impossible to return today. Li Yanzhi entered the city with his subordinates, and then settled in a vacant warehouse arranged by Ma Duwei for his group.

Originally, Ma Ping invited Li Yanzhi to have a banquet together, and then lived in the mansion, but Li Yanzhi politely declined. Now it's out after all. His every word and deed fell into the eyes of these subordinates who still didn't fully trust him, the soldiers slept in the warehouse, how could he, the senior officer who was the Sima in the army, leave these soldiers behind and go to enjoy himself comfortably?