Stone Town is two hundred miles away from Huangzhou, separated by Zongge River in the middle, before the Song Dynasty attacked the river and Huang, Stone Town was five hundred miles away from Song Realm, Song took Huangzhou, Stone Town was only two hundred miles away from Song Realm, and it was possible to change horses and gallop for half a day.

Wang Han wanted to return to the Song Dynasty, no longer need to go around from the wilderness, and Gesar Rilun arranged for Qiang merchants to escort Zonggechuan, and the road was smooth.

Just passing by the Sichuan Plain and seeing the endless green wheat fields, Wang Han was surprised, it turned out that there were so many cultivated fields on the plateau. Naluo Zhenren introduced that this Zonggechuan used to be a forage field, and it was named because Zongshui nourished the land on both sides of the river. The Tang Dynasty set up a border here, set up a stone army, moved the Han people to cultivate here, and the wilderness became fertile land.

Because of the encroachment on the territory of Tibet, the water and grass decreased, and there was nowhere to graze, so the Tubo arranged for the army to rob the grain and grass in the spring and autumn every year. Later, the Tubo Empire collapsed, and the descendants of Zampu established a new regime in Zongge City, still farming-based, imitating the Han people's life, and after a few decades, the Zonggechuan generation has been no different from the Han land, and is even called the plateau Xiaojiangnan.

Luo Zhenren is a Taoist, he likes to look at problems from the perspective of outsiders, and he said: The origin of the war in the world is nothing more than this, originally peaceful, competing interests, from small to large, and eventually into a feud.

Wang Handao: It is the nature of animals to seize resources, tigers and wolves all have territory, not to mention people? There is not so much reason to say, the Han people have fertile land, and they also work hard with their hands to survive. The Qiang people want to enjoy happiness, they don't work, they want to rob hard, it makes no sense.

Luo Zhendao: The Han people occupy the best site, and the Qiang people develop in the poor countryside and bad land, so they are naturally not satisfied, their population is growing, the supply is insufficient, and there is no other way than to rob.

Wang Han thought about it and didn't bother to pay attention to the Taoist priest.

As the Qiang population grows, won't the Han people have children? With the current level of science and technology, this land can only feed 200 million people, and if it is exceeded, some people will starve to death, either you will die or I will die, there is no fairness at all, who let the descendants of Yan and Huang occupy the Central Plains first.

The only way to solve this problem is to increase productivity, improve farming methods, and have enough food to feed more people. Thinking about it and sighing, now there are many small tribes here in the Qiang people, most of them will be lost in history, either swallowed by this, or destroyed by that, or assimilated, and the final outcome will inevitably be the same in the world, all of them are one family.

While sighing, he also looked at the Tubo troops and equipment in Zonggechuan, and wondered in his heart, why didn't the Song army occupy such a good land? Occupying Zonggechuan will choke the throat of the Tibetan army, and they will lose a large area of soybean and wheat production, and the army's combat strength will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Think about it again, understand, Zongge River is a flat river, crops are in the field, when the Han people harvest, Tubo raised troops down, there is no way to resist, unless, build a city wall in the west of Zongge River.

It is better to directly annihilate the Tibetan army, so that he has no strength to fight back.

However, it was said that Wang Han returned to Huangzhou, and when he went, there were only five people in the forty or fifty who came back, which surprised Tong Guan Wang Hou and asked the reason, saying that he encountered an avalanche, and everyone was gone. Fortunately, the snow lotus that the official family wants has been picked.

Tong Guan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good, you've worked this trip, take a rest and bath for the time being, and set up a banquet tonight to celebrate your achievements." ”

Wang Hou also said, fortunately.

In the evening, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate, but Wang Han took the wine glass and did not drink it, and said with a dark face: "First cup, first salute those brothers who stayed in the snow mountain." With that, he raised his glass above his head, observed three seconds of silence, and then fell to the ground.

Everyone was dumbfounded, dumbfounded, Tong Guan's eyes rolled twice, and said with a smile, "General Wang is right, the first cup to pay tribute to the deceased brother." ”

It is also a moment of silence, spilling wine on the ground. The crowd did what they saw.

After the banquet, everyone retreated, and Wang Hou was present, Tong Guan left Wang Han, patted his shoulder and praised: "General Wang loves soldiers like a son, sympathizes with his subordinates, should be a model for generals, a handsome in the army, and has a very good appetite for a certain person." After saying that, he beckoned, and his entourage came up with the box, and Tong Guan said: "There are some silver coins and cloths here, which are my personal property, and now they are given to you, and you can share them with those fallen soldiers." ”

Wang Han raised his eyebrows when he listened, and Wang Hou's eyes were also shining, and they each had different thoughts about Tong Guan.

According to the law of the Great Song Dynasty, the bereavement pension of the fallen soldiers was a one-time pension of 30 yuan, and if it was the only child in the family, his parents would have someone to distribute food until he died. This kind of decree is also considered humane, there is not much money, it is only enough for emergencies. The food is barely enough to starve to death, but it is impossible to live a good life.

Even so, the Great Song Dynasty is already the best in all dynasties against the dead soldiers, at least there is a pension, and the soldiers will not die in vain. Tong Guan saw Wang Han remembering the fallen soldiers, thinking that he was a loyal and honest rectum, so he wanted to win him over. rewarded Wang Han, but not the public awards, privately gave Wang Han money, and let Wang Han appease the fallen soldiers.

The money was spent on the dead, but he gained Wang Han's loyalty, which is the old way of Tong Guan as an official.

Wang Hou felt different, seeing that Wang Han thanked him and left, he chased after him and called him to stop, pulled Wang Han to the side, and asked him, "General Wang is a soldier in remembrance?" Or are you dissatisfied with the official orders? ”

Wang Han asked rhetorically: "Xianggong thinks I'm like that?" ”

Wang Hou said in a deep voice, "Eating the king's lu, being loyal to the king, sacrificing one's life for the king is also the foundation of the army, and dying for the king should also be regarded as glory, how can you complain?" ”

Wang Han immediately bowed when he heard this, "Thank you for the teachings of Xianggong, my subordinates don't dare anymore." ”

Wang Hou didn't say anything more, waved his hand, and let Wang Han go.

In this way, Wang Han also found out the bottom of Tong Guan and Wang Hou's attitude towards himself, Tong Guan knew that he had a small temper, but he didn't care, I am afraid that in Tong Guan's eyes, he is a straightforward stunned young man, stunned young has no brains, and it is easy to control.

And Wang Hou is a martial artist with a literati appearance, a rough appearance, and a delicate mind, he knows that he is dissatisfied with the official family, and dares to say in public that this is a big disrespect, and there will be problems if it is not controlled. Wang Hou did not reprimand him in person, but warned in private, but he was afraid that he would cherish himself in his heart, and he was afraid that he would take a detour. However, Wang Houzhongjun's patriotic thinking will not change, and it will not benefit him.

Tong Guan's starting point is interests, and Wang Hou's starting point is loyalty.

People who are driven by profit can use it for themselves. People who are loyal to the monarch and have serious thoughts are afraid that they will become an obstacle to themselves.

In this way, Wang Han has a plan in his heart, and he will be close to Tong Guan in the future, as for Wang Hou, he must be suppressed, there are many generals in the Western Army, and it is not easy to find one who can replace Wang Hou.

Don't blame Wang Han for being cunning, then Zhao Sheng has used his spirit body to fool Zhao Ji and characterize himself as a heinous demon king, this time it is extremely difficult to whitewash his reputation, Wang Han must make good use of every help he can use.

Tong Guan is a good help.

Seeing that the ice and snow have melted and the sun is gradually warming, the plan to attack Qingtang has officially been put on the table. According to the usual practice, in March and April, when the green and yellow are not available, the Tibetan thieves will come down from Zonggechuan to plunder the grain of the Han people, and according to the report from the spies, there has been a gathering of Qiang troops in the direction of Zonggechuan, and the leader of the troops seems to be Tobaro.

Wang Hou asked the generals, "Who can lead the troops to attack Zonggechuan and contain Dobaro?" ”

The generals looked at each other, and a fierce general came out at the end, and stepped forward to answer the order, "The last general is willing to go." ”

It was none other than Wang Meng, the son of Wang Hou.

Wang Hou pondered when he heard this, and then asked, "Who else is willing to go?" ”

In the corner, Wang Han also stepped forward, "The last general is willing to go." ”

Wang Hou was moved when he saw this, looked at Tong Guan, Tong Guan nodded, and Wang Hou said: Yes!