It was late at night, and under the moonlight, the stone city was hidden between the shadows of the mountains and the water, and the whole city was not as tense as before, revealing a peaceful taste. The sentry in helmet and armor stood on the gate tower with a spear in his hand and looked into the distance, and in his vision was the endless thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

Outside the city, around the stone city, there are thirteen makeshift refugee camps, each ranging from a few thousand to 10,000 people. Although it is a refugee camp, it does not look messy and dirty, and from the beginning the refugee camp has been well planned, all of which are model, with four streets in length and breadth, flanked by newly built wooden houses, with ropes between the houses, on which many quilts and clothes are dried, gently swaying in the night breeze. The whole camp was very quiet, and everyone was already asleep.

Refugee camps like this are arranged in Lishicheng, Taiyuan and Shangdang in the east, and Hedong in the south, where hundreds of thousands of refugees are scattered, and some refugees join relatives and friends or migrate to the Western Regions.

Zhang Lang lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, his face thoughtful. Dong Ying was lying on Zhang Lang's chest, her hair was scattered and scattered, but her originally strong and delicate face was like melting spring snow at the moment, with a moving flush, and her beautiful eyes were half-open and half-closed.

"Big brother, what are you thinking?" Dong Ying saw that Zhang Lang seemed to be thinking about something, so she asked.

Zhang Lang rubbed Dong Ying's soft waist, kissed her forehead, and said, "I'm thinking about how to deal with Xianbei people!" ”

Dong Ying said confidently: "I think as long as I accumulate enough money, food and troops, I will be able to deal with them!" Hmph, just a barbarian, how can it compete with our Central Plains! ”

Zhang Lang smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

Dong Ying said: "The Hu people in the north have never been our opponents!" We are better equipped than they are; The army is more well-trained and good at battle formations, and their battles are just a swarm; We have a much larger population than they are, and we are more able to withstand the attrition of war than they are! ”

Zhang Lang smiled, "What you say makes sense, but what you say is favorable to us." Dong Ying asked curiously, "Does the eldest brother have any other opinions?" ”

Zhang Lang stroked Dong Ying's skin and frowned: "Although the Hu people have not been our opponents for hundreds of years, it is because we have no major internal problems and are united, and it is impossible for the Hu people to shake a unified Central Plains Empire; Our equipment is indeed better than theirs, but this advantage is negligible at the moment; Although our army is good at battle array duels, but the Xianbei people generally will not give us this opportunity, and at present, they have an absolute advantage in strength, even if we are afraid that we will not be able to take advantage of the battle array duel, and even if we are not careful, we will end up with the entire army annihilated; It is true that our population is much larger than theirs, yet the structure and characteristics of the two societies are completely different, and the war potential of both sides cannot be judged from this,"

"The Xianbei people, plus the tribes that live in them, although they have a population of less than four million, but these people can ride horses and shoot arrows from the beginning of walking, they are natural warriors, and they don't need much effort to train at all, so four million people can produce nearly three million soldiers. Our people are different, none of them are warriors from the beginning, and although the population is several times that of them, it will take a long training process for these people to become qualified warriors. ……”

"The Xianbei people are killed in battle, there is no such thing as a pension, you can go and grab the spoils of war in the war, and I will not pay attention to your aftermath if you die. For the Xianbei people, military casualties do not cause much burden, but we are different. The more casualties, the heavier the financial burden. In addition to these burdens, all the equipment and salaries of the soldiers were officially burdened, and the Xianbei people were almost responsible for themselves. To sum up, we did not have the slightest problem in the face of the Hu people in the north, and our wealth in various places has become our biggest burden. The Hu people are like a special gang of bandits, and we are like a village mainly engaged in agricultural production and trade, this village is far superior to the living bandits in terms of population, wealth, and knowledge, but why is it always the bandits who bully this village? ”

"Because, fighting and robbing is the way of life of the bandits, not the way of life of the villagers, and in this regard, the villagers have no advantage over the bandits at all!"

Dong Ying frowned and said, "Then according to the meaning of the eldest brother, we can't beat the Hu people?" ”

Zhang Lang smiled, "That's not it!" As long as the people of the Central Plains are united, they will be able to defeat them. Just like a village infested by bandits, if the villagers unite to defend against the enemy, they can still win! With a long sigh, he said with relief: "Fortunately, Cao Cao is a hero, otherwise, I am really worried about the fate of the Central Plains!" ”

Dong Ying said in disbelief: "I still can't believe that Cao Cao actually sent an army to deal with us, so that Da Dan Yu couldn't do his best to attack!" ”

Zhang Lang stroked Dong Ying's skin and looked at the ceiling and said, "Not only that, but he also rejected the Xianbei people's proposal to unite against us!" Cao Cao is a real hero! ”

Dong Ying pursed her lips and smiled: "Big brother is also a real hero!" ”

Zhang Lang glanced at Dong Ying, and suddenly felt her beautiful legs move in the quilt, and the lust that had already subsided immediately surged up again. As soon as he turned over, he pressed Dong Ying under him, stroked Dong Ying's skin, and said with a wicked smile: "I'll let you know what a real hero is now!" Dong Ying hooked Zhang Lang's neck with both hands and said emotionally: "Big brother, let me give you a child!" ”

……

Early the next morning, Zhang Lang left Lishi City with the Tiger Ben Guards and headed south. Dong Ying did not accompany her, as Zhang Lang's second wife, she would stay in Lishi City instead of Zhang Lang to stabilize people's hearts; Accompanying Zhang Lang to the south were Wang Kaiwang's half-father and daughter, and the two of them, as pro-army generals, should follow Zhang Lang's side.

……

Luoyang.

In the Xiaoxiang Building, Baguio is wearing a gorgeous costume with heavy makeup, which is really glamorous, even if it is a god concubine, I am afraid that it is nothing more than that, the country and the city, the sinking fish and the geese, these idioms seem to be tailored for Baguio!

The people of the entire Xiaoxiang Building were busy, a joyful scene, but Baguio, as the protagonist, looked sluggish.

Half an hour later, many people came from outside Xiaoxiang Tower, carrying many dowries. A middle-aged man in a red silk robe entered. The old bustard, dressed in a red costume and full of joy, immediately greeted him, "Mr. Li, you are here!" We Baguio are all anxious to wait! ”