Chapter 2714: Arrogance leads to greedy people
?Eight hundred miles west of Xihai City, there is a barracks outside the headquarters of the Western Region Protectorate.
Generally speaking, a barracks like this is the core focus of the first line of defense.
Five hundred war horses are actually almost the number of horses in such a military camp.
There are probably more than 300 people in the barracks. Because there are many deserts in the Western Region, the war horses in these barracks can be roamed on the grassland around the barracks. These barracks are somewhat like the nomadic king''s tents of small tribes on the grassland.
There is not water everywhere in the Western Region, so controlling the water source is equivalent to controlling the lifeline.
??Of course, radiating out from the water source are the sentries at the station.
?Each sentry post has about five people, some have less than three people, and some have more than ten people.
??Small barracks are stuck at key points of water sources, and sentries are the tentacles that spread out. If the sentry detects any situation, it will light up the beacon fire as soon as possible, and then these front-line barracks will go to check, either support or delay, and report to Xihai according to the situation. The advantage of this arrangement is that Lu Bu can control a large area without deploying too many troops, but the disadvantage is that the total number of soldiers controlling this area is actually not large.
In addition to the Han cavalry, Lu Bu also has a certain number of Hu cavalry vassal regiments. However, because these Hu cavalry are not easy to manage, they are generally stationed near the West Sea and are under the jurisdiction of Han officers. The protection and backing of these small external barracks. If these small outer barracks cannot solve the problem, these Hu vassal cavalry regiments will be dispatched.
Then at the core of the West Sea is the cavalry unit directly under Lu Bu. They have the best equipment and the most powerful combat power. Of course, there is also Lu Bu who is not sure whether he is ready to put down his sword.
Normally, there is no problem with this arrangement.
There cannot be any Hu people on the outer lines, but it cannot be said that they are all controlled by the Han people, so it is a good method to manage the Hu people''s cavalry in a unified way, and then use the Han people as the network to spread and control the huge Western Region. Then the Hu people gathered together, under the dual control of the Han and Hu people, and restricted each other. At the same time, the Hu people also restricted each other within themselves, which reduced the conflicts and contradictions that easily occurred when the Hu and Han troops were mixed together.
As long as these barbarians are given sufficient pay for their soldiers and have plenty of food and wine, they will be satisfied. Anyway, fights and fights are issues between barbarians and barbarians. When the time comes, Han people will come to serve as referees, so Among these vassal cavalry regiments dominated by Hu people, the Han people''s status was more like a supervisory army, with a small number and a higher status.
In terms of strategic deployment, it is actually not a big problem.
Before something happens, everyone thinks it’s fine.
What can happen to this?
?Isn’t it just stealing and selling some war horses?
War horses are also livestock. The older ones will give birth to younger ones, and then the younger ones will grow older, and the older ones will get older. If you sell them before they are completely old, it would be a waste, right?
??And there are a lot of cattle, sheep and horses in the Western Regions. If it doesn''t work, just catch some horses and train them. After a year and a half, that will be enough. Just like the crops in the field, isn''t it harvested once a year?
I haven’t seen what those Zhuang He’s calling out? What can happen?
So Wei Xu decided happily.
Ergouzi also came happily.
After arriving at the barracks, Ergouzi felt a little unhappy.
Er Gouzi has a famous name, his famous name is Cheng, loyal Cheng, honest Cheng. When he can name himself, he decides to use this word.
He must be loyal, loyal to Wei Xu, loyal to Lu Bu, loyal to the Hussar and the Han.
Loyalty from beginning to end, just like how he has always loved young beauties, silver and gold, no matter how many ups and downs he has gone through, no matter how many life experiences he has had for so many years.
He is very loyal, so Ergouzi looks down on those who are not loyal.
It’s like someone who doesn’t dare to do things “loyally”.
You don’t dare? Ergouzi stared and said, "You tell me you don''t dare?" 』
Ergouzi was very angry because he felt that Chen Ada was disloyal. It was Er Gouzi who finally managed to break out of the siege... Well, although it is a bit inaccurate to say this, at least the word "siege" is true. So how could Chen Ada think about getting rid of the relationship and escape at the moment?
“Supervisor, this matter is... going to kill your head...” Chen Ada said in a low voice.
Ergouzi didn''t like to hear Chen Ada talk like this, it was too inconsistent with his wishes.
What head?
Those who do not follow Wei Xu’s orders must be careful!
Come here! Ergouzi''s face sank, and he waved his hand, "Take down this disloyal and unjust person!" 』
Ergouzi is the commander-in-chief of Wei Xu''s account after all. He is equivalent to the leader of the military police. He also has some men under his command. These men may not be very capable in fighting foreign wars, but if they want to recruit a few of their own men, there will be no problem.
Of course, it was just a temporary seizure. What he really wanted to do might not be possible. After all, Er Gouzi just borrowed Wei Xu''s tiger skin and had no real authority. But seeing that he was about to be taken down, Chen Ada suddenly became anxious. "Wait a minute, wait a minute!" This matter can be discussed..."
"discuss? 』
"discuss. 』
Ergouziba smacked his lips, then nodded and waved, "You guys go out first... Don''t say that I don''t miss old friendships, what I hate most are unfaithful and unjust people..."
… Chen Ada was silent.
『Well, how are we going to discuss it? "The two dogs are very busy."
?? Chen Ada''s expression changed uncertainly, and his heart was beating fast. He didn''t expect that it would become such a big deal all of a sudden!
No matter what era you are in, a good mount is extremely expensive!
Supervisor...Is this, is this really necessary? ” Chen Ada cried sadly, “These are not just one or two horses...”
『Nonsense, if you want one or two, I''ll ask you to **** them? Ergouzi said matter-of-factly, "Let me ask you, do you want to serve the general, be loyal to the protector of the capital, do your best for the hussar, and the great man?" Yes, that’s right. Then let me ask you, how can you do your best if you don’t have money? They are all just like you. They don’t eat well and don’t wear well. How can you ask your brothers to be loyal and try their best? Um? If we have money, we can eat and drink well, we can let our brothers eat and drink well, and only then can more people be willing to work with us and do our best faithfully. What''s the problem with this? What''s wrong with this? ! 』
"This...but, this is...a huge number..." Chen Ada trembled a little, "It''s really too big..."
Ergouzi lost his patience a little, "It seems that you still don''t want to be loyal... Then you can go and talk to the general yourself..."
Ergouzi was going to report to Wei Xu to replace the courageless Chen Ada with a more loyal person.
Anyway, you never have to worry about no one doing a profitable business.
"Wait, wait..." Chen Adal stopped Ergouzi, "I''m wrong about my humble position, wrong... Otherwise, the loss in battle is two hundred?" Two hundred and fifty? 』
What two hundred and fifty? Ergouzi shook Chen Ada''s hand and said angrily, "Do you still think that I am a merchant?" Are you still bargaining with you here? Your two hundred and fifty, I have to look for the next two hundred and fifty? 』
?This Chen Ada has too little discernment. He is so chatty that he does not look like a happy person.
??Chen Ada stared at Ergouzi, his face full of sadness, "Supervisor, five hundred horses...I have them all, they are all gone..."
Yes, you were ambushed by horse thieves and your entire army was wiped out. Ergouzi said, "I just said it, why don''t you understand?" 』
Although Er Gouzi may not know about the fire dragon burning the barn, the Yin soldiers borrowing food, and the old cow crying in the fields in later generations, he still knows that the bold ones are productive, so he is very disdainful towards the timid Chen Ada, "You Just take people to wander outside for a few days, and then recruit you back. The official position is still the same, everything is still the same, and there are benefits... What else do I need to say? 』
?Resurrection from the dead, no, reincarnation, isn’t that what those eminent monks said?
??And being able to be reincarnated with money and wealth, is this something that many people dream of?
『I ask you one last time, do you want to do it? ” Ergouzi stood up and asked in a deep voice.
"Fuck...Fuck...I''ll do it..." Chen Ada lowered his head.
Ergouzi laughed and said, "Is this right? We are all family members and brothers. How can we let you suffer?" Don''t worry, as long as you are loyal to the general and sincere to the great man, then you will be sure to have something... Well, yes, there will be blessings, blessings! 』
Ergouzi smiled, and then said: "By the way, there are armors and weapons. This is also money. It is all business anyway. What business is not business?" Someone is willing to pay a high price..."
"What? This armor..." Chen Ada said, "But without the armor, wouldn''t we be almost like ordinary people? If something happens..."
What can happen? Ergouzi said casually, "What can be more important than making money?" Don''t worry, this is the Western Region. This is the territory of the Protector and the General. It''s our territory. Who dares to mess around? Besides, you are completely wiped out! They are all dead. How can they have any armor if they are all dead? Right? The general wants war horses. As for us, if we share some soldiers and armor, everyone will benefit and make money. Isn''t this great? 』
Ergouzi patted Chen Ada on the shoulder, "That''s it!" If you work hard, you will make a lot of money! 』
…(oω`o)…
The Western Region in the middle of the night. cold.
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What Wei Xu and others did is actually not a secret.
At least for Wei Xu and others, they did not feel that they were "rebellious".
Because the "big man" has long since disappeared.
In other words, in the hearts of Wei Xu and others, the majestic "big man" no longer exists.
After Dong Zhuo slapped Liu Bian down, Wei Xu and others had lost their awe of the Han Dynasty. Then they discovered that not only the emperor, but also the three officials and nine ministers who originally looked like human beings, The **** curtain is also dirty, and the **** is black...
In the hearts of Wei Xu and others, the originally tall and sacred man collapsed.
But in life, you must always find some meaning of life for yourself.
In other words, the reason to live.
Without this reason, many people would choose death.
?Some people will dedicate their lives to a certain belief, and of course there will be people who find life boring and just lie down.
??As Lu Bu''s subordinate, Wei Xu has lost the enthusiasm of a dazed young man and can only lie down. Do a day''s work just to get a day''s reward. If you do more work, you will need more money, otherwise there is no need to discuss it.
?In Wei Xu''s heart, the current emperor is just a little kid that Dong Zhuo raised up, and the current hussar is just an ambitious man who wants to seize the world, which is different from the big man before.
So only the state officials are required to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps? A group of big guys are frantically poaching the big guy, so how big of a deal is it for a young border army general to steal some military supplies?
Now Wei Xu is doing things for himself.
?What else is there to say?
money.
As long as you have money, money is a really good thing...
Wei Xu squinted his eyes and looked at the shining gold coins in front of him.
There is a lot of gold in the Western Region, and then there are gold coins from various countries. Of course, the two most common ones are still Kushan gold coins and Hussar gold coins. Kushan gold coins are relatively rough, while Husband gold coins are relatively delicate, but whether they are rough or delicate, they all exude a coveted brilliance.
The brilliance that warms the heart.
Intoxicating colors.
A guard outside the big tent reported softly: "Mr. Wen is here." 』
Mr. Wen is a Han Chinese in the Western Regions and knows a lot about the Western Regions.
??Wei Xu put the gold coins away, then coughed and said, "Please." 』
??Wei Xu feels that in order to make better money, it is necessary to have some corresponding knowledge.
For example, the Xiqiang back then...
? Wei Xu actually admired Dong Zhuo. Wei Xu didn''t know why this happened. He was just subconsciously walking in the direction of Dong Zhuo. Maybe it was because he knew that his military power would never be as good as Lu Bu''s?
?In the process of Dong Zhuo''s fortune, one point is very important, yes, it is Xiqiang.
According to the traditional view of the Han Dynasty, the Xiqiang, or the barbarians on the frontier, were naturally an unreliable group. Then these Hu people seemed to rebel against the Han Dynasty, and they also had some natural justice. They were often oppressed by the officials of the Han Dynasty, especially the Xiqiang rebellion that ran through the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. It has always been active in the Longyou area of ??the Western Regions. .
??Wei Xu didn’t understand it before, but now he vaguely understands it.
The rebellion in Xiqiang must be caused by something evil.
Hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers and billions of military expenditures not only failed to wipe out the Xiqiang, but the reason was not only because of the steep terrain in the Xiqiang area...
Just like Dong Zhuo, it doesn''t matter whether he wins or loses, but the more he fights, the more people he fights.
?? Wei Xu didn’t know what Dong Zhuo did, so he needed to find someone to ask.
Mr. Wen, sit down, please sit down. Wei Xu said with a smile, "I heard that Mr. Wen knew a lot about the Xiqiang affairs back then. I am also very interested in this matter. I wonder if Mr. Wen can give me some advice?" 』
"Don''t dare to teach me..." Mr. Wen is a little thinner, with a bit of plateau red on his face, and a tan due to too much sun exposure. He has obviously been in the Western Regions for many years. "I just migrated here during the Western Qiang Rebellion." , I dare not say that I have a complete grasp of the Xiqiang affairs. I can only say what I know. If what I say is inappropriate, I hope the general will forgive him. 』
Wei Xu smiled and said, "This is natural. Please speak frankly, sir." 』
Mr. Wen nodded and said, "Thank you, General." This Xiqiang incident, because I have personally experienced it, so I have a lot of feelings... In fact, at the beginning, the big man had the opportunity to completely eradicate the Xiqiang chaos... It is a pity that the big man was already a arrogant general at that time. Yes, hey..."
Arrogant soldiers and proud generals? ” Wei Xu asked.
Mr. Wen nodded and said, "That''s right. At the beginning, everyone thought that the Xiqiang were just some troublemakers... Yes, everyone... They thought that nothing happened when the Xiqiang was oppressed before, so there would be nothing wrong with continuing to oppress them, but they They haven’t thought about it, or they have thought about it, but they don’t think it will happen when they are in office, so they don’t care..."
Wei Xu pinched his beard and frowned as he listened to Mr. Wen describing the Xiqiang affairs, and then he seemed to understand something in his heart.
Mr. Wen said, "Xiqiang was not that strong at that time, but Xiqiang did one thing right... The Qiang people asked to surrender..."
Wei Xu was stunned for a moment, "Please surrender?" "He really didn''t know that Xiqiang had surrendered after the uprising.
“Yes,” Mr. Wen smiled, “The rebellion in Xiqiang at first was... how should I put it? It was just as the governor of Longxi had expected that he would be angry for a moment and then riot. However, he did not expect that Xiqiang would surrender so quickly after venting his anger...so he disagreed..."
Why don’t you agree? Wei Xu was stunned for a moment and asked. Isn''t it a good thing for your opponent to surrender? There is no need to fight, wouldn’t it be more worry-free?
Mr. Wen still smiled, but his smile was a little bitter, "So he said he was a proud soldier and a proud general? The reason why he disagreed was not because the article had already been submitted to the newspaper at that time... If it was suddenly said that the Xiqiang surrendered... then, haha , so I don’t agree...』
Wei Xu thought about it for a while, and then thought about it again before he finally understood and nodded, "That''s it." 』
"Not only that, he did another stupid thing. He killed the Western Qiang people who came to surrender..." Mr. Wen sighed softly, "He thought that by killing those Western Qiang people, the Western Qiang people So the whole group is leaderless... Haha, in fact, he is really stupid for doing this..."
Wei Xu raised his eyebrows and couldn''t help but ask, "Why?" 』
Mr. Wen glanced at Wei Xu and didn''t care about Wei Xu''s behavior of simply giving up thinking because he thought it was too tiring to use his brain. "Because all the people who came were willing to surrender, and the leaders who were unwilling to surrender did not come..."
Wei Xu suddenly realized it, and then he couldn''t help laughing, "This, this is really..."
"Of course, this may also be in the plan of the Governor of Longxi. After all, he wanted to continue fighting, but he didn''t expect that when the Xiqiang people truly unite..." Mr. Wen shook his head, "Then there will be chaos. ...The general must also be aware of what happened next..."
Wei Xu chatted with Mr. Wen about the follow-up matters, and then kindly sent Mr. Wen out of the tent, and then returned to the tent to sit down and think.
Wei Xu suddenly felt that he was somewhat similar to the Longxi Prefect mentioned by Mr. Wen, but since he already knew the problem of Longxi Prefect and had experience, he should not be wrong, right?
??I have worked so hard and followed Lu Bu to conquer the Western Regions. With such great achievements, shouldn''t I enjoy some happiness?
What’s wrong with this?
What can be wrong with this?
So I should be right?
(End of this chapter)