"Logistics.

Everyone looked helpless.

Xia Min spoke: "Brother, but I don't know what arrangements the imperial dynasty has for my brother after withdrawing from the Western Regions?"

That's to the point.

As soon as these words came out, a group of people looked at Xia Zhuo with a brush.

Xia Zhuo twisted the beard under his chin and said, "I don't know yet. Presumably, there will be an order down soon. If it is not expected by the lieutenant of this school, it should be stationed in Liangzhou.

"Liangzhou.. Great place!"

Li Xun and the others' eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but praise in unison.

Liangzhou is indeed a good place, especially for Xia Zhuo and Li Xu.

Because they are all from Liangzhou!

When you arrive in Liangzhou, it is tantamount to a tiger entering the deep mountains, is it better to be a fish in water?

"Not necessarily, I'm afraid." Xia Min muttered: "My brother and I are both from Liangzhou, and according to the imperial decree, we cannot serve in Liangzhou."

"If it's not Liangzhou, where should it be?" Xia Zhuo asked rhetorically: "In Youzhou, there are large armies stationed in Youzhou, but only Liangzhou's troops are slightly weak. The imperial dynasty wants to use me, and Liangzhou is the most suitable place. ’

"That being said, but." Xia Min hesitated for a moment: "Let's look at the will of the Son of Heaven."

Xia Zhuo nodded, but said, "Shu Ying's words are not unreasonable. If I want to serve in my hometown of Liangzhou, I'm afraid I need to make some preparations. ”

"What do you mean, brother?" Xia Min couldn't help but look up.

"Shuying, you bring a batch of jewelry and goods to Luoyang. First try to take the path of the Yuan clan in Runan, if it doesn't work, then take the road of He Jin, who will be a master craftsman, if it doesn't work again, then go to the eunuch Zhang Rang's mansion. ”

Xia Zhuo squinted his eyes slightly and said slowly.

"This." Xia Min groaned.

Li Xuan spoke on the side: "General, taking the path of eunuchs is not good for the general's reputation." Since the general is from the Fenglong Xia clan, why doesn't he borrow the power of the Xia clan?"

Xia Zhuo listened, his eyes flashed: "The Xia clan will do its best, and I do this just to add another insurance." The crowd nodded.

"Alright, that's all for the mess.

Xia Zhuo waved his hand: "The generals will listen to my orders!"

"Li Zhiran!

"The end will be!" Li urged his fists to come out.

"Although the imperial dynasty gave up the Western Regions, although it was tightly covered, there were still rumors of it." Xia Zhuo said: "In order to avoid being calculated in the retreat, you must stay behind a group of soldiers and horses. Li Xuan is brave and strategic, and he is worthy of this important task!"

"The last general commands!" Li urged a solemn salute and shouted loudly.

Xia Zhuo nodded, his voice changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Its Qiancheng is not owned by the Imperial Dynasty, it is childish, the financial resources in its Qiancheng cannot be cheap. You know what to do, right?"

When Li urged to hear this, his expression moved, and then he smiled: "Don't worry, the general will save it!"

"Hmm." Xia Zhuo nodded with satisfaction.

Then his face turned straight: "After the rest of the generals go down, let the soldiers and horses eat and drink enough, repair during the day, go out of the city at night, gather in the Flying Heaven Palace, and withdraw the whole army to Hecheng!"

"No!"

"Shu Ying stays, wait and retreat.

When the crowd will exit the hall, only Xia Zhuo and Xia Min will be left in the hall.

"Brother," Xia Min said, "Although the Western Regions were abandoned by the Imperial Dynasty, it is a breach of benevolence for my brother to let Zhi Ran do this, and my brother does not dare to agree.

"Oh? " Xia Zhuo laughed: "Then why didn't you refute it just now?"

"The elder brother is the head of the armies in the Western Regions, and since he has decided, the younger brother must maintain the majesty of the elder brother." Xia Min said.

Xia Zhuo nodded, suddenly sighed, and said, "Shuying, how do you say hello to your brother?" Is it stupid to read?"

The corners of Xia Min's mouth twitched.

"Everything has to be realistic." Xia Zhuo waved his hand and continued; "When our army withdraws from the Western Regions, this will become a barbarian horse ranch. That being the case, hey, instead of being a cheap barbarian, why don't I give me Xia Zhongying, okay?"

After a pause, he said, "Does Shu Ying know the situation of the Imperial Dynasty?"

"Oh?" Xia Min was stunned when he heard this, and said, "It doesn't seem to be very stable."

"It's not that it seems, it's that it's inherently unstable." Xia Zhuo's eyes flashed, and he said categorically: "In the past hundred years of the imperial dynasty, the future situation has been turbulent and unstable. The government is controlled by clans, eunuchs, and relatives in turn, and the Son of Heaven is younger than the other, and each is more incompetent than the other. There were many riots among the people, and the surrounding barbarians became stronger and stronger. Now that the emperor is gradually separated from the clan, the sons of the hundred schools are also ready to move, hehe, the sun is just around the corner!

Xia Min's brows furrowed tightly.

Xia Zhuo ignored him and continued; "The main vein will stuff the people into the army, or make them into politics, this is the precursor."

“... Brother, although the emperor is in thin arms, I will be a minister of the emperor one day, and I will be loyal to the emperor one day!

Xia Zhuo nodded, and shook his head again: "Be loyal to you, but you can't be foolish." Under the general trend, self-protection must be put first. ”

"I am a captain of the Western Regions, and now I have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, which has long exceeded the limit, but why should I do this? I need to protect myself! Hehe, if it weren't for the fact that Yang Yong was born in the Hongnong Yang family, I would have put him in the air and controlled the money and food supply by myself, how would it be the current situation? Twenty thousand? 200,000 soldiers and horses, Lao Tzu, I also pulled up!

Xia Min was dumbfounded.

Xia Zhuo looked at it interestingly, and laughed: "You and my brother are blood relatives, these words are brothers, I will tell you these words, now is not the time, and it can't be exposed, you have to remember."

Xia Min nodded tangledly.

"If you go to Luoyang, it's best to dredge the joints and let my brother lead the troops to stay in Liangzhou. Liangzhou is my base camp, once I garrison Liangzhou, it will be like a fish in water, and it should be able to develop and grow as soon as possible. If you can't, you'll settle for the next best thing." Xia Zhuo's eyes were like lightning: "Youzhou is remote, not in the choice." And the state, Hedong or the right Fufeng, the left Feng Yi, near Liangzhou can be. ”

The barracks, the military Sima Li urged the account.

Li Xuan was dressed in military uniform and sat on the main seat.

On the left and right of the hall, including Xia Yi, there were ten military candidates sitting in columns.

That is to say, Li Xuan, as the military commander, has at least 5,000 men under his command!

According to the imperial military system, ordinary generals with the rank of captain did not have so many soldiers and horses under their command. And Li urged the first army of Sima, who controlled the number of soldiers and horses comparable to the captain, which was already beyond the limit.

But Xia Yi didn't care about any of that.

Li Xuan's words just now made his heart turn a hundred times back.

Break off the retreat of the army and cleanse it of the city!

"Looks like I guessed right." Xia Yi secretly said in his heart: "The imperial dynasty wants to give up the Western Regions... But cleaning it in Qiancheng is probably Xia Zhuo's private doing... But that's right, since Qiancheng wants to give up, it is better to fatten himself than to leave goods and resources for the barbarians. ”

On this point, Xia Yi's view is consistent with Xia Zhuo's.

But as a result, it is not known how many innocent people will die in the rebellion.

But soldiers take compliance with military orders as the first element, although Xia Yi has this idea, but he instantly forgot about it.

"Let's go down and prepare, and when it gets dark, act immediately!"

No!"

Coming out of the tent, Xia Yi immediately gathered his soldiers and horses and announced the military order.

Road; "It is now noon, and after all the soldiers have eaten enough, they rest in the camp and recuperate their spirits, and gather here at the end of the hour.

“... Brother, although the emperor is in thin arms, I will be a minister of the emperor one day, and I will be loyal to the emperor one day!

Xia Zhuo nodded, and shook his head again: "Be loyal to you, but you can't be foolish." Under the general trend, self-protection must be put first. ”

"I am a captain of the Western Regions, and now I have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, which has long exceeded the limit, but why should I do this? I need to protect myself! Hehe, if it weren't for the fact that Yang Yong was born in the Hongnong Yang family, I would have put him in the air and controlled the money and food supply by myself, how would it be the current situation? Twenty thousand? 200,000 soldiers and horses, Lao Tzu, I also pulled up!

Xia Min was dumbfounded.

Xia Zhuo looked at it interestingly, and laughed: "You and my brother are blood relatives, these words are brothers, I will tell you these words, now is not the time, and it can't be exposed, you have to remember."

Xia Min nodded tangledly.

"If you go to Luoyang, it's best to dredge the joints and let my brother lead the troops to stay in Liangzhou. Liangzhou is my base camp, once I garrison Liangzhou, it will be like a fish in water, and it should be able to develop and grow as soon as possible. If you can't, you'll settle for the next best thing." Xia Zhuo's eyes were like lightning: "Youzhou is remote, not in the choice." And the state, Hedong or the right Fufeng, the left Feng Yi, near Liangzhou can be. ”

The barracks, the military Sima Li urged the account.

Li Xuan was dressed in military uniform and sat on the main seat.

On the left and right of the hall, including Xia Yi, there were ten military candidates sitting in columns.

That is to say, Li Xuan, as the military commander, has at least 5,000 men under his command!

According to the imperial military system, ordinary generals with the rank of captain did not have so many soldiers and horses under their command. And Li urged the first army of Sima, who controlled the number of soldiers and horses comparable to the captain, which was already beyond the limit.

But Xia Yi didn't care about any of that.

Li Xuan's words just now made his heart turn a hundred times back.

Break off the retreat of the army and cleanse it of the city!

"Looks like I guessed right." Xia Yi secretly said in his heart: "The imperial dynasty wants to give up the Western Regions... But cleaning it in Qiancheng is probably Xia Zhuo's private doing... But that's right, since Qiancheng wants to give up, it is better to fatten himself than to leave goods and resources for the barbarians. ”

On this point, Xia Yi's view is consistent with Xia Zhuo's.

But as a result, it is not known how many innocent people will die in the rebellion.

But soldiers take compliance with military orders as the first element, although Xia Yi has this idea, but he instantly forgot about it.

"Let's go down and prepare, and when it gets dark, act immediately!"

No!"

Coming out of the tent, Xia Yi immediately gathered his soldiers and horses and announced the military order.

Road; "It is now noon, and after all the soldiers have eaten enough, they rest in the camp and recuperate their spirits, and gather here at the end of the hour.

Then he said, "Xia Zhen, your scout team has to be tired. Immediately after the lunch, he went out of the city and inspected the area twenty miles north of the city. If there is any trouble, send someone to report it immediately!"

Its Qiancheng is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, and it is much deserted.

The news that the imperial dynasty withdrew from the Western Regions and abandoned this land has long been faintly spread.

Although such confidential matters should be kept tightly guarded so that no one knows about them. But there is no impermeable wall under this day. Those wealthy gentry, especially the big merchants who came from the imperial dynasty to do business, had a dense network of connections, and they got the news a long time ago.

The evacuation of the big merchants and gentry made the city gradually depressed, like a taut silk, almost to the limit. Ordinary people may not have noticed anything yet, but they just think it's a little strange.

But the original wealthy families in this city, such as the king of Qiuzi County, have all been rumored about.

The sun in the sky went on and on, from the sky to the west, and finally set the horizon.

Night, falling.

The Qiancheng military camp, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly became agitated.

More than 10,000 soldiers and horses gathered separately, and military orders were quickly issued, and soon, the sound of dense footsteps and the sound of swords, guns and armor clashing were mixed together and sonorous.

Five thousand soldiers and horses and five hundred flying bears under Guo Yan's command escorted Xia Zhuo out of the military camp and walked towards the Flying Heaven Palace.

In the barracks, only 5,000 men and horses were left under Li Xuan's department.

Looking at Xia Zhuo's distant figure, Li Xuan took a long breath, his face turned cold, and shouted: "Where are the front, center, left, and right Baqu army?" !"

"The end will be here!"

Eight soldiers rode out and lined up in front of Li Xuan.

Li urged the ten soldiers and horses, divided into five parts, the front and back, the left, the middle and the right. Each part has two songs and two military waitings.

"Listen to me!"

There was a murderous flash on his face: "The front is south, the middle is north, the left is east, and the right is west—the Great Purge!" The Eighth Army should keep in mind that the looted goods should be loaded and transported to the Flying Heaven Hall immediately, and they must not be hidden privately, and if they violate the law, they will be dealt with by military law!"

"No!

"Where is the rear army?!"

"The end will be here!"

Xia Yi and another soldier rode out of the ranks.

"Xia Yi, you lead the troops and horses of your headquarters to guard the north gate to ensure that the retreat of the army is smooth." Obey!"

Xia Yi let out a long breath.

didn't let him clean the big families in the city, but he was right in the middle. Anyway, you can't hide your secrets, and you won't get any benefits, and you can slaughter wantonly, which is not in line with Xia Yi's temperament.

At the moment, he promised and waved his hand: "Where are the soldiers under your command, go!"

Li urged Xia Yi to go away, and said: "The rest of the soldiers follow Ben Sima, the target, Qiuzi Palace!"

The sound of horses' hooves knocked on the entire Qiancheng, and when Xia Yi's soldiers approached the north of the city and guarded the north gate, there was already a complete shout of killing in the city.

Xia Yi stood at the head of the city with a knife, his face expressionless, his eyes staring at the flames that were gradually burning in the city, and he sighed slightly in his heart.

Xia Zhuo ordered the sacking of its Qiancheng, which was considered a weakening of the enemy army for the barbarians who were about to release the Western Domain. But such brutality can also be seen.

After tonight, I don't know how many families in this dry city will be destroyed, and how many families will hang white flags.

But it's not about Xia Yi. Not to mention that most of the people in the city were barbarians, and the few Han merchants also withdrew. Death is death, and there is nothing to be sorry for.

In chaos, who can take care of whom?

Exhaled, Xia Yi turned around and no longer looked at the city.

But he said to the left and right tun chiefs: "The rumors of the retreat of the army have spread all over the world. Although I have sent scouts to patrol the outside of the city, you and the others need to be cautious just in case. Go down at once, tell all the soldiers, cheer up, and be on guard!

"No!"

Night was shrouded, and the land was desolate.

The cold moonlight from the high heavens covered the wilderness with a veil, hazy and full of mystery.

It is north of Qiancheng, twenty miles away.

Xia Zhen led a team of scouts to ride, like a ghost, quietly passing by the edge of a small forest.

Suddenly, Xia Zhen's ears moved, and in an instant, a few crisp sounds suddenly sounded in the forest, and then, a few screams broke the silence of the night, one by one, behind Xia Zhen, four people planted their mounts at the same time.

"Not good!"

Xia Zhen's face changed, and she shouted: "Be on guard!"

With a choking sound, Xia Zhen took off the war knife on the saddle buckle on her side, crossed her chest, her eyes were burning with light, staring at the dark woods, while protecting the number of horses behind her, she slowly retreated, away from the woods.

Then several more arrows flew out, so fast that they were barely visible in the dark!

Fortunately, Xia Zhen was successful in martial arts, picked up the battle knife, rolled the sword light, and smashed the several arrows that came at him, and shouted: "Who is the thief, dare to sneak attack!"

"Kill the Han dog!

In the forest, there was a loud shout, and I saw a group of black shadows suddenly jump out, and the edge of the blade suddenly appeared, flashing in the moonlight!

"Maned Lionclaw! The team rate is the Beidi barbarian!"

"Beidi Barbarians!"

Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows; "Those who dare to attack and kill me, kill them first!

As he spoke, the group of about five or six Beidi barbarians was already in a fan-shaped formation, and they quickly outflanked and surrounded them.

From the beginning, they only said one word, and now they didn't say a word, they were extremely silent, only holding their blades, and quickly approached, and the murderous aura immediately permeated.

Xia Zhen dragged the reins in one hand, held a knife in the other, and slammed the mount, one person rode forward, the war knife in his hand shook, and with a buzz, he saw a crescent moon flashing, and a barbarian soldier even rode with people, and a knife was broken!

Several horsemen followed Xia Zhen behind him, each on the left and right, and suddenly, they collided with this small group of brutes.

The shadow of the sword and the gun, the dazzling in the moonlight, but after a few moments, a few screams, the field fell silent.

Although these barbarians are elite, each of them is not inferior to the scout riders under Xia Zhen's command, and they are all martial arts masters in the second-grade realm. But thinking about it, it was just a small team, and there was no four-grade powerhouse who could beat Xia Zhen, and if they bumped into Xia Zhen, they were unlucky.

cut melons and vegetables, so they all died under Xia Zhen's knife.

Xia Zhen wiped the blood from her face, like a demon in the night.

"The brute is here...

Xia Zhen thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Little San, you immediately turn back to its Qiancheng and report this matter to the military candidates!"

"Whoa!"

He rode on the side and saluted his chest, turned around, and walked away.

"The other brothers come with me! I'd like to see what the hell is going on with these brutes here!'

It is the north gate of the city, and Xia Yi has been standing quietly on the city gate tower for a long time.

The riots in the city intensified, the flames soared, and I don't know how long it would take for Li Xuan to finish the matter.

Xia Yi now hopes that everything is safe and can be evacuated quickly. Otherwise, in the case of Xia Zhuo's large army withdrawing, it would not be good if there was an accident.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of hooves from far and near, restless and hurried.

Xia Yi's eyes couldn't help but squint slightly.

A moment later, Cheng Ying climbed the tower with a soldier.

"Wait!"

Cheng Ying bowed.

The soldier beat his chest and said, "Scout team Li San, meet the soldier!" The villain was ordered by the team rate to report an emergency!

Xia Yi took a closer look and found that Li San's murderous aura was not yet junior, and there were still blood stains on his clothes and armor, so he turned his heart around, waved his hand, and said, "Say."

"The army waited, the villain led the patrol with the team, and was attacked by a wooded place twenty miles away."

Li San spoke clearly, and in a few words, he made it clear what Xia Zhen encountered with the barbarians.

After hearing this, Xia Yi's face was calm, and after a while, he said: "Li San, you go back immediately, pass my order, and let Xia Zhen lead the team back immediately!"

Li San hurriedly descended the city gate, and the sound of hurried hooves sounded again, and then quickly disappeared.

Xia Yi said to Cheng Ying: "It seems that the Beidi barbarians have a plan... Chengying Li Da, the two of you are guarding the north gate and pay attention to the movement. I'll go into the city at once to meet Sima!"

"Obey!"

Xia Yi got off the city tower, took the reins from the soldiers, turned over the scales, and rode towards the city.

At this time, the city is in the palace of the king of Qiuzi.