The north wind is cold, it is the coldest season of the year, but this winter, Xi'an City is extraordinarily lively.

If it were in previous years, Xi'an City would naturally not be so lively.

Since the Soul Tribe knocked on the customs back then, the saying that Xi'an City is the western barrier has become more and more popular, and this is indeed the northernmost place in the alliance, and many people are unwilling to live here for a long time.

Even if they need to live here for various reasons, they mostly choose to live on the land outside the eastern city of Xi'an, rather than live in the city for a long time.

This was because of the impact of that war, and also because of the tribes of people in the west.

The human tribe is not like the Alliance, the alliance has broken slavery since the beginning of the Fire Tribe, but the human tribe still has slavery to this day.

According to many slaves who fled from the west, life there was not easy, fighting against heaven and earth, and taking food from wild beasts.

In the past few years, there has been too much rain, resulting in a reduction in the yield of yellow millet, and life has become more and more difficult.

This is only one reason for the increase in the number of fugitive slaves, and another reason is that the internal affairs of the human tribe are not quiet now.

The princes began to compete with the king for the throne, although there was no civil war, but there was also constant infighting, once a small area of friction occurred, these slaves either died tragically, or became scapegoats, and it was strange if they did not run.

There are some people who even fled to the alliance from Xiliang City, and along the way, they froze to death and starved to death, and there are no ten Xiliang fugitive slaves who can live here.

"Such a tribe has long had no meaning of existence, and when the army arrives, it will be a group of slaves who will respond. ”

General Niu said with a pair of big eyes, standing on the west city wall.

He said this to the marshal in front of him, but he just looked at the army under the city wall and was silent.

Mu Wu, the city lord of Xi'an, who was standing next to him, shook his head.

"You don't agree?"

General Niu asked with a pair of big eyes.

Facing General Niu's gaze and questioning, Mu Wu did not have the slightest fear on his face.

Now that the alliance is separated from the military and the government, and they are not subordinate to each other, he is naturally not afraid of offending General Niu.

In addition, the current implementation of the three provinces, six ministries and nine products system, if you talk about official positions, he is a second-grade civil official, leading the government affairs of Xi'an City and the surrounding areas.

And General Niu, if he is not in the army, he can be regarded as a second-class military general and a general, but he is only a dismissive officer.

Now that he has joined the army, he has only achieved the third grade, and he has received the title of a general in the army, and his position is not as good as his, so what is he afraid of.

"The tribe of people is ignorant, they don't learn literature, they don't understand martial arts, they don't talk about loyalty, they don't talk about honesty, and General Niu talks to them about freedom, and they don't understand it. ”

Mu Wu's words were reasonable, and his expression did not have disdain or other emotions, just a businesslike attitude, but General Niu was quite dissatisfied.

"If they don't understand freedom, what are they doing when they flee to Xi'an City?"

General Niu's words had already brought enough anger to provoke him to look back at him, and he was frightened to lower his eyebrows a lot in an instant.

"That's because they thought there was a master here who needed them, but they came and found that there was none, I don't know how many slaves knew about it, and they actually committed suicide in grief. ”

Mu Wu shook his head and said with a sigh.

General Niu was stunned for a moment, not to mention that he was stunned, even if he looked at Mu Wu suspiciously.

"Because there is no master here, commit suicide?"

Tsui asked.

Mu Wu nodded and said, "There is indeed such a thing, when I first heard about it, I was also very surprised, I didn't expect that people would be locked to death by an idea." ”

"Maybe I just don't want to live. ”

General Wolf suddenly interjected, attracting everyone's attention.

The wolf tribe lives in Xi'an City, and often goes deep into the grassland to hunt, but has seen many tribesmen.

"I want to hear about it. ”

Mu Wu arched his hand and said.

Although he was at peace with the three Ming tribes stationed in the city, he did not receive their full support and recognition, let alone their help.

This time, General Wolf suddenly interjected, perhaps it was an opportunity for him to pry open the three tribes, so he immediately posted it.

"In the human tribe, if the fugitive slave finds the master again and gets the master's approval, he can ask the master to trade his family over. ”

General Wolf spoke slowly, his voice very low.

"Those masters who have fugitive slaves in the family, in order to gain benefits in the exchange, will postpone the disposal of the family members of the fugitive slaves, but this day will not last long, these people should know that no one here will help them trade their families, so they choose to commit suicide. ”

After he said this, everyone didn't speak for a long time, and they were silent, not knowing what to say for a while.

He looked at the army gathered outside in silence, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"This ...... This is also too foolish. ”

General Niu held back for a long time before he said such a sentence.

General Wolf glanced at him and said, "You think the alliance is much better?"

General Niu was stunned for a while, and for a while he didn't know what General Wolf meant, or if Mu Wu opened his mouth to solve his doubts.

"A few years ago, I wanted to popularize education for all and break the ignorance in the alliance, but after researching a few ancestors, I found that it cost too much, and in the end it was gone, so I ......"

Mu Wu glanced at the innocent and romantic General Niu, and then said: "Therefore, there are many people in the alliance who do not understand the written language, and even some small tribes still live in a way that gathers together, which is very closed. ”

His last sentence is "very closed", which drags on for a long time and has a slight meaning.

"We and the Ming Totem tribe have already broken the way of living in groups, and these small tribes dare to be so presumptuous?"

General Niu's eyes widened and he asked suspiciously.

"Hmph. ”

General Wolf snorted dissatisfiedly, apparently not wanting to explain anything to him.

It was Mu Wu again, and he said helplessly: "The Ming Totem tribe is a Lingbu tribe, and it has been sealed by the Taichu, and it is well taken care of in all aspects, and it is not bad to live separately, but not for small tribes." ”

General Niu was still a little confused, but he interrupted his thoughts of continuing to ask.

"Taichu often said, speak and do things, you must be upright, today's expedition to the west, originally only because of the king of the people's help, but now it seems that it is also a place to sweep away filth, we are worthy of the four words of the righteous teacher. ”

He glanced at the generals, and everyone hurriedly solemnized, it was Mu Wu, and he also stood up straight respectfully.

"When the army below gathers, we will set off immediately, General Wolf will lead five thousand soldiers as the vanguard, sweep away the small tribes along the way, and find out the way forward, it is possible?"

He asked as he looked at the wolf general.

"Dare to lead the writ. ”

General Wolf knelt down on one knee and thumped his chest.

He frowned and said, "For such a trivial matter, what kind of military order can be made, just say if you can." ”

"Yes. ”

General Wolf said with his hands clenched into fists again.

"Go down to the whole army, you set off first, remember, you must be strict with military law, and you must not let the sergeants kill innocents indiscriminately, otherwise I will take you for the crime. ”

He said in a deep voice.

"Yes. ”

The wolf general answered again, got up and was about to leave.

"General Wolf, wait a minute. ”

It was indeed the chief of staff who spoke, and after he stopped the wolf general, he said: "If the enemy sends a message to Dongwang City, and let him go, there is no need to stop him. ”

The wolf general glanced at him suspiciously, and seeing that he did not object, he surrendered again, and then turned around and went down the city wall to reorganize the army.

"General Dainichi. ”

He summoned the general of the Great Sun tribe and ordered: "Is there a problem with you leading 5,000 people to protect my left flank?"

"Nope. ”

General Onichi thumped his chest in response.

"Then let's go and reorganize the army. ”

After listening to Tsumi's words, General Ori immediately went down to the city to reorganize his army.

"General Silvermoon. ”

He ordered again, and this time it was indeed a female general who walked out, armed with a bloodthirsty gun.

"You lead 5,000 troops, for my right army, protect my right wing, is there a problem?"

"Nope. ”

General Yinyue's voice was crisp, but no one at the scene dared to underestimate it.

Her bloodthirsty marksmanship was very fierce in battle, and the generals present had experienced it.

"Go down and lead the troops. ”

General Yinyue immediately responded, got up and went to lead the troops.

"General Niu, you lead 5,000 troops, protect my back road, and go for my rear army. ”

When he arrived at General Niu's place, he didn't have any problems, just asked him to go quickly.

This is indeed because he knows this stupid cow, if you ask him if he has any problems, he will definitely say that there is no problem, and then ask again, there may be some problems.

Don't bother to bother, just let him do it.

Don't look stupid at this Niu general, but the execution of military orders is not bad, let him be the rear army, and his heart is stable.

"General Buck, General Snake, General Pegasus, General Iron Eater, General Contract, each of the five of you is in charge of 5,000 troops, with General Stag as the main and in charge of the baggage army, is there a problem?"

The five generals got up and came out separately, and General Bucks stood at the front and took the lead in saying that there was no problem, and the other generals also expressed their positions one by one.

When these five people went down, the rest of them would not have the opportunity to lead the troops alone, and several of the generals showed disappointed expressions on their faces.

"You stay in the Chinese army and help me take charge of 20,000 Chinese soldiers. ”

He glanced at the disappointed crowd and didn't say much, but he was still happy.

Soldiers' desire for war and military merit is the heart of daring to fight, and it is exactly what the army needs.

"Do you have all the talents I want Mu Wu to prepare for me?"

The military order went down, and it would take a while for the generals to go down to the city to select troops, and there was time.

"With all his might, more than 300 people were made, and counting the 900 people sent by Wu, a total of 1,200 people were gathered. ”

Mu Wu arched his hand and said.

He nodded, his deep gaze looking west again.

In his opinion, the difficulty of the battle is not great, but the logistics support is particularly important, because it is likely to be killed in Xiliang City.

Xiliangcheng is in the extreme west of the prairie, with 40,000 troops, 25,000 heavy soldiers, and a total of 65,000 people walking in the enemy territory, and trouble is indispensable.

The people he wanted were all civil officials who had administrative experience and knew how to act cheaply, and laid a solid rear for him to settle down.

Problems in the rear are the real troubles of this western expedition.

"Marshal, there is still a way to prevent trouble and change in the rear. ”

Mu Wu naturally knew the purpose of these people, but he still couldn't help but say this sentence that shouldn't be his concern.

He didn't scold him, just nodded and smiled, and said: "The strategy is there, and I'm not afraid to tell you, if there is really a problem with the supply of grain and grass in the rear, the army will unload its armor and go to the baggage, and directly kill it all the way back, but the loss is large." ”

Mu Wu thought about it for a while, this is indeed a method, so he was a lot more relieved, and thought that he had inadvertently probed the military situation, and arched his hand with some trepidation.

But he didn't care, just nodded and didn't say anything more.