After crossing the Yellow River, the troops of the Deer Collar and the Blood Piercing Collar abandoned the caravan dress and reverted to their military uniforms.

The location for the establishment of a special territory has already been selected in advance. After a short rest, the cavalry took turns to serve as scouts around the ranks, while the infantry units kept civilians in the middle and hurried straight to their destination.

Yu Buzhi followed the large army.

As the team continued to move forward, the sound of the Yellow River rushing and surging gradually faded away.

The Han Dynasty had moved a large number of people into the Hetao area, divided the counties and counties, and the official roads connecting various places were indispensable. Follow the official road, the weeds on both sides of the official road are overgrown, a little farther away, the artemisia grass is actually a person high, obviously walking on the official road, but it makes people feel the feeling of walking in the wilderness, the broken and withered of the river loop, it can be seen.

The sky is far away, the earth is boundless, which makes people feel broad-minded, but they also clearly feel a little lonely.

"Plug in Jiangnan, plug in Jiangnan ......"

Looking at this desolate and dilapidated scene, Yu Buzhi smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

"Lord, the Hetao is no longer the original plugged into the south of the Yangtze River."

Xu Shu, who was following Yu Buzhi's side, was obviously also a little emotional.

Xiao Wang Ping is also beside him, he is a taciturn person, young and old, but the young heart has not completely faded, stepping on the land occupied by foreign races, seeing this scene, it is inevitable to be a little indignant, said: "Just after the Yellow River not far away, I obviously feel dilapidated and desolate, those Huns are excessive, let them recuperate in the Hetao, and make this place like this." ”

Xu Shu sighed: "Hetao has become like this, mainly because of the Qiang people, not the Huns. ”

Wang Ping paused, and then said, "Please advise Mr." ”

"The rise of Xianbei, the decline of the Xiongnu, the Southern Xiongnu attached to the Han Dynasty, was placed in the Hetao area, was often hired by the imperial court, participated in the crusade against the Northern Xiongnu, Qiang Rebellion and Xianbei people, and became the mercenary of the imperial court like Wuheng. Later, the Qiang people gradually entered the Hetao, the Qiang population far exceeded the Xiongnu, and repeatedly fought with the Han army in the Hetao, three large-scale Qiang rebellions, the Hetao was the main battlefield, resulting in serious damage to the Hetao counties. ”

"The main forces of the imperial court were involved in the area of Guanzhong and the Hexi Corridor, and the forces invested in the Hetao were not enough. The Hetao has been in war for many years, and the counties are still difficult to protect, let alone protect the people, so a large number of our Han people moved to Kanto. The population was lost, the counties were damaged, and the imperial court's control over the Hetao became weaker and weaker, and after the imperial court's control was weakened, it became more difficult to protect the counties and the people......"

"The control of the imperial court declined, and the various departments of the Southern Xiongnu took advantage of the situation to become independent, and the root cause of this was the rebellion of the Qiang people."

"A few years ago, Zhang Jiao had an incident, and the imperial court no longer had time to take care of the frontier."

"Up to now, the six counties of Shuofang, Shangjun, Beidi, Dingxiang, Yunzhong, and Wuyuan have been completely abandoned, and Shanggu, Dai, Yanmen, Xihe, Anding and other counties have also given up part of it, and the actual jurisdiction of the imperial court has retreated to the line of Wuding River (Sanggan River), Luliang Mountain, Heshui (Yellow River) and Longshan (Liupan Mountain)."

"Our current location is in the territory of Xihe County, the land of the West River, there are both sides of the river, the east side of the river is still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, as for the west side of the river, this part of the ......"

Xu Shu's expression was silent, he didn't continue, what is the situation here, everyone has seen it.

Wang Ping didn't speak, but clenched his fists, and the battle intent in his eyes was even stronger.

The fish don't know how they're feeling right now.

From the day he intended to establish a special territory in Hetao, almost everyone who had the right to know about the matter, from the military generals in the army, to the strategists Xu Shu and Xun Yan, to officials such as Yi Feng and Zhai Yin, went through a process from surprise, excitement, to ecstasy, and strongly agreed with this decision. The territorial elites who were the first to learn of the plan did not hesitate to praise the wise and martial lords, and Yu Buzhi was labeled as "British Lord" and "Male Lord" after being recognized as the "benevolent lord" by the deer chasers.

The decline of the Han Dynasty is an indisputable fact.

From these deer chasers, it is not difficult to see that the Han people's dedication to protecting the land has never been extinguished.

Even in the game, the simplicity of the NPCs in the territory still makes Yu Buzhi moved. Advancing into the Hetao was no longer just about establishing a stronghold for him, but also had some other meaning.

All the way forward, running for nearly a day, except for two small caravans, there were no passers-by on the way.

On the way, we also passed through a Han Chinese settlement.

The Hetao was occupied by various Qianghu tribes, and the Xianbei, Qiang, and Xiongnu accounted for the vast majority, but it was not without Han people. Due to the war, the imperial court's excesses and miscellaneous taxes, some Han people did not leave this land and continued to live and multiply in the Hetao area. Due to the lack of military support from the imperial court, the Han people in the Hetao area had to face the looting and harassment of the nomads alone, and their survival conditions were not optimistic.

The Han Chinese settlement area I passed through was a village-level stronghold.

When a procession of thousands of people was found to have crossed the border, the people in the village were frightened, the village gate was closed, and the young and strong men picked up the things they had in hand and waited in the village. When it became clear that it was the Han team, the villagers were obviously relieved, but they still remained vigilant and did not open the village gate, and the team is now far away.

The reaction of the villagers fell in the eyes of everyone, and it was a special taste.

It is not difficult to see how bad the situation of the Han people in the Hetao area is.

In the evening, the group stopped and camped by a small river.

After a day of traveling, the accompanying civilians were exhausted, and many of them sat down and were reluctant to move for a while.

The soldiers, however, could not rest yet, and began to set up camp and arrange defenses in full swing.

The captives took turns to be scouts during the day, and the Wudang Flying Army was the strongest combat force of the expeditionary force, and trivial tasks such as camping fell on the rock battalion. A slightly thin young turned military general, commanding the Panshi battalion to bury pots and cook, and then sent several hundred-man teams to set up sentry posts around the temporary camp, and under his arrangement, everything seemed to be in order.

Yu Buzhi silently observed for a long time and nodded in satisfaction.

"This Liu Chun is really good, no wonder you chose to let him take this rock camp."

Xu Shu said with a smile: "He is more stable, we are building a stronghold in Hetao, and Liu Chun is more suitable." ”

The Zhulu Army continues to expand, and the number of transferred generals in the army has increased, and there are some good transferred generals who have emerged in the army, and Liu Chun is one of the leaders.

Liu Chun's initial force value is only 45 points, which is better than many territory transfer generals, but in the competition for the deer with better quality of the villagers, Liu Chun's initial force value of 45 points is not high, and he has just reached the threshold of becoming a reserve transfer talent, so Liu Chun was not optimistic at first. No one expected that Liu Chun's progress in entering the army was rapid, and his force value quickly increased to 50 points, although there was still some gap with Wang Di and Xiong Dong, but his improvement speed surpassed that of his colleagues, showing amazing growth potential.

It is important to assess the value, initial competence and growth potential of a transferee.

Comparatively speaking, growth potential tends to be more valued. This is because the initial ability can be regarded as a one-shot deal, representing where the starting point of the transferred talent is; The growth potential will continue to be reflected in the growth process, representing the ultimate height that the transferee can reach.

What's even more commendable is that Liu Chun is calm, has quite good organizational skills and leadership, and quickly stands out in the fiercely competitive group of military generals.

This time, he went to the Hetao where there are many different races to build a special territory, and transferred 1,000 rock battalions from the main city.

Yu Buzhi originally planned to let Wang Ji or Xiong Dong come over to suppress the formation, but Xu Shu thought that the territory had already invested a large number of troops in the Hetao area, including Qu Chen's cavalry, Wang Ping's Wudang Flying Army, and the combat strength of the Zhulu Expeditionary Force was quite guaranteed. The Zhulu Collar and the Flying Fish Collar were relatively empty, and it was not appropriate to transfer the commander of the Panshi Battalion who was responsible for the daily defense of the two places, and there were suitable candidates for the rising stars in the army, so he recommended Liu Chun to Yu Buzhi.

Xu Shu recommended Liu Chun, not because Liu Chun's strength improved quickly, but because Liu Chun was calm and calm.

Through observation, Yu Buzhi fully agreed with Xu Shu's judgment.

The vision of a king-level strategist is indeed very accurate.

After a night of silence, the team set off again the next morning.

On the second day's trip, I did not see the Han stronghold, and encountered a Qiang cavalry of more than 200 people.

The first to discover the Qiang cavalry was the Broken Cavalry Scout, and after the large army received the report, Qu Chen immediately led two cavalry hundred-man teams forward to prevent the other party from approaching. The Qiang cavalry saw that there were a large number of cavalry, and they were obviously ready for battle, so they did not dare to continue to approach. They watched from a distance for a while, and when they saw the large army coming, they immediately turned around and left.

This little episode once again reminded everyone that the Hetao is not peaceful.

Because they were carrying a large amount of supplies and hundreds of civilians, the team could only travel 70 or 80 miles a day, and the next day they encountered a small group of Qiang horsemen, which was only a hundred miles away from the crossing of the Yellow River. Although the official army of the imperial court no longer existed in the Hetao, the appearance of the Qiang people so close to the area controlled by the Han Dynasty still made everyone's hearts heavy.

The proposed second special territory establishment point is still ahead.

If the Qiang Cavalry can appear here, the situation in front will only be more complicated, and after the special territory is built, it will inevitably face greater external pressure.

This time I encountered a small group of nomadic cavalry, what should I do if I encounter a large group of cavalry in the future?

The small group of Qiang cavalry retreated because they knew that they could not resist the huge army of the expeditionary force, but two thousand of these troops were sent by the blood piercing to help stand on the field, and it was difficult for the Wudang Flying Army and the Broken Cavalry to be stationed in the Hetao for a long time, and only one thousand rock battalions were determined to take root in the Hetao.

The security challenge in the Loop is even greater than previously anticipated.

Both Yu Buzhi and Xu Shu realized this and had to re-examine the Hetao garrison plan.

The retreating small group of cavalry once became a shadow, worried that they would attract more nomadic cavalry, but fortunately, the next few days were quite smooth, and the most feared thing did not happen, and everyone's hanging hearts were put down again.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, the team arrived at the destination and went to the county of Fushi.

Shangjun, the earliest was placed by the Wei State during the Warring States Period, followed by the Qin and Han dynasties, Shangjun has undergone several changes in hundreds of years, Wang Mang was once changed to Zengshan County when he was in power, but it was changed back in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the name of Shangjun was restored.

According to the Book of Han, during the period of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty (the last emperor of the Western Han Dynasty), Shangjun had 100,000 households and a population of more than 600,000. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of Shangjun decreased sharply, and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty recorded that in the fifth year of Emperor Yonghe of Han Shun (140 years), there were only more than 5,000 households left in Shangjun, with a population of less than 30,000, which shows how serious the decline of Shangjun was.

The decline of Shangjun is not a day's cold.

In the fifth year of Emperor Yongchu of the Han Dynasty (111 years), Lingqiang occupied the land of Shangjun, and the Shangjun Administration was in exile.

In the fifth year of Emperor Yonghe of Hanshun (140 years), the frozen Qiang invaded the county land, and the county governor lived in Xiayang.

Around the first year of Emperor Zhongping of the Han Dynasty (184), Qianghu plundered Shangjun, and Shangjun moved to Luoyang, which belonged to Qiaozhi.

In the face of the invasion of Qianghu, Shangjun could not even keep the county governance, so he could only avoid the enemy by constantly moving the government, and finally could only set up a nominal governance office in Luoyang, and it was not surprising that Shangjun was completely abandoned by the imperial court.

The location of the second special territory in Shangjun Fushi County is a decision after repeated considerations.

It has long been the seat of the upper county, and although it is now abandoned, it still has its advantages.

First of all, the location is great.

Located about 300 li in a straight line from the Pingyang region north of Sili, and not far from the Hetao and the areas actually controlled by the Han Dynasty, it was relatively easy to trade with Guanzhong or Hebei and gain support after establishing a stronghold. Even though the land route may not be stable due to the presence of nomadic cavalry, the Diyuan River (now Yulin River) leads to the Yellow River in the territory of Fushi, and the nomads have almost zero control over the waterway.

Secondly, within the Great Wall.

There is the Great Wall in Shangjun, extending in the northeast-southwest direction, the second special territory is about 70 miles away from the Great Wall, although the Great Wall of Shangjun has long been no soldiers stationed, and many places have been broken, but the ancient Great Wall is built according to the mountain, and the nomadic cavalry wants to enter, there are not too many routes to choose from.

Third, the Qianghu forces in the region are relatively weak.

Within the Great Wall, not far from the actual control area of the Han Dynasty, the strength of the Qianghu tribes was relatively weak, which was conducive to the development and growth of the new special territory.

Fourth, the water and grass are abundant and suitable for shepherding.

Originally developed agriculture, many fertile fields have been turned into pastures due to wars and migrations. Yu Buzhi built the second special territory in the Hetao, and the war horse resources were a very important consideration, he not only wanted to get war horses from the Qianghu tribes, but also hoped that the second special territory could also raise high-grade war horses, and it was best to turn the surrounding area into his own pasture.

A new village-level stronghold was soon established.

The second special territory was named the Dragonland.

The name was proposed by Xu Shu, who explained the meaning he wanted to express.

The dragon is the symbol of China.

The descendants of Huaxia, the descendants of the dragon.

In the land occupied by foreign races, the establishment of a territory in the name of "dragon" is symbolic in Xu Shu's view, and can inspire everyone's fighting spirit. Yu Buzhi actually didn't think so, weren't the Qiang, Xianbei, and Xiongnu all Chinese later? But given the background of the game's era, he agreed.