At dusk, a ray of setting sun slowly sank under the horizon, leaving behind a few red clouds, still lingering in the vast dusk mist.

On the clearing ground outside the tent, Han Sui stood with his hands behind his back, silently looking at the dim sky, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

He was unwilling to rebel, which is the fact. If he rebels, he was the rebellion of the Han Dynasty and a sinner of the Han Dynasty. Even if he died, he would never be able to turn over. Because of his rebellion, he brought the fate of death to his family and relatives, which made his famous teacher scolded him by the world, and put his friends in a painful and dangerous situation. What was he doing this for? For the life of his family? This reason is a joke. If he rebels, not only his family, but also his relatives and relatives within the nine tribes will be killed.

But he did have a reason, a reason for his rebellion. He wanted the people of Xiliang to live a better life, no longer be bullied and humiliated by the government like ants, no longer crying in the dire straits and cold, no longer die miserably and helplessly in the bitter wind and rain. He wanted to fight this dark sky.

He still had a wish, only he was still alive, and he still led the army of Xiliang. Any official of the Han Dynasty would not want to step into Xiliang, nor would he want to knock on his bones and suck marrow and poison the creatures. He wanted to turn the world and see the sun.

After the rebellion, their troops swept through most prefectures and counties in Xiliang, seized cities and captured villages, and were invincible. But the subsequent problem was that the court's aid was gone. Xiliang had not received the usual aid from the court for two years, and in addition, all parts of Xiliang had been fighting in the past two years, so the world was deserted and the livestock was drought, which eventually led to the complete collapse of Xiliang's economy. The people of Xiliang suddenly became poorer and had no way to survive.

Xiliang is poor and barren, and neither animal husbandry nor farming can meet the most basic needs of more than 100,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of people.

For many years, Xiliang has been invaded by Hu people of all ethnic groups, with soldiers and disasters and constant wars. In addition, officials from all over the country have acted against each other and imposed violent taxes, which has caused the people's livelihood to decline, the people's poverty and wealth, and the world to be mourned. Ordinary people rely on the court's grants to help each year to survive. But it is precisely because of the poverty and continuous wars and relief in Xiliang that the governments in various parts of Xiliang are the darkest and most corrupt places in the entire Han Dynasty.

In the first half of last year, Xiliang was able to survive because of Huangfu Song's help. However, since Zhang Wen arrived in Xiliang last autumn, the situation has deteriorated sharply.

When Zhang Wen arrived in Xiliang, he completely ignored the lives and death of the people of Xiliang, and urged the official army to suppress the bandits and suppress the rebellion. Although Bian Zhang and others led their troops to defeat Zhang Wen and drove him out of Xiliang, the survival problems of the people of Xiliang became more and more serious. They had also thought of occupying the Sanfu, conquering Chang'an, and plundering them to solve the food and clothing of the people of Xiliang, but because of the snow, they finally failed.

This winter, many people in Xiliang died, and many places were intoxicated.

This is not the result of their rebellion. It is too far from their purpose of rebellion. They rebelled because they wanted the people to stop being bullied by the government and live a better life. They did not expect that things would turn out like this. In the past, although the bureaucrats were corrupt, the court's aid was still transported to Xiliang every year. In the most difficult times, everyone could barely survive. Xiliang had never had a lot of things like last winter. Is it wrong to rebel?

This year is even worse. This year, if the troops cannot invade Chang'an and plunder a batch of property and food and bring it back to Xiliang, more people in Xiliang will die. If the situation does not improve and continue like this, in a few years, all the people in Xiliang will die. How can they survive? At that time, if the government forces do not quell the rebellion, the rebels in Xiliang will disappear.

Bian Zhang cried bitterly for this. He wanted to surrender, but he wanted to lead everyone to surrender. The facts were too cruel. He would rather die by himself, and his family and clan were executed, than to see the hundreds of thousands of people in Xiliang die because of their rebellion.

Everyone sat together to discuss this year. If the troops can conquer the Sanfu and occupy Chang'an, they will have a lot of money and a lot of food. Xiliang will have a chance to breathe, and everyone still has a way out. If not, I'm afraid they will have to surrender.

Now, among the official army, except for the 20,000 Northern Army Zhou Shen who came from Luoyang, the rest are all from Xiliang. Many of these Xiliang people are their friends. Everyone knows why they rebelled and knows the current situation of Xiliang, so no one will fight them with real swords and guns. Among these friends, some of them even wish that they would take their troops to Chang'an immediately. In the future of Xiliang, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Xiliang will be more important than anything else, and even exceed their loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. So Han Sui has confidence.

What he is worried about now is Dong Zhuo and the reinforcements coming from Jizhou.

Dong Zhuo and Beigong Boyu are good friends, and they have no deep friendship with him. He has always looked down on this person. His teacher Zhang Huan despised Dong Zhuo very much and once threw the property that Dong Zhuo bribed him out of the door. Last year when Huangfu Song suppressed the rebellion in Xiliang, Dong Zhuo was still a general in the Central Army and stationed troops in Guzang, Wuwei County. After he was ordered to lead his army across the Yellow River, he had a very tacit understanding with Huangfu Song and stayed in Longxi without fighting. Later, he was promoted to general and after Zhang Wen's control, things changed. Dong Zhuo was very greedy and very greedy. He salivated from power, money or women. This was understandable. There were more people like Xiliang. But in addition to greed, he was also cruel and bloodthirsty, extremely cruel and bloodthirsty, and he was the only one in Xiliang.

So when Dong Zhuo asked them for money through Beigong Boyu, they felt a crisis. On the battlefield of Xiliang, he was the most powerful in terms of strength. If he took the lead in counterattacking, things would be very troublesome. He wanted to give it to him, but Bian Zhang disagreed and firmly disagreed.

There is also Li Hong from Jizhou. He has learned through his friends that Li Hong and his storm cavalry. Such a powerful young man came to the battlefield of Xiliang. Is it a disaster or a blessing for Xiliang?

Facing a ferocious leopard and a jackal staring at him, Han Sui felt tremendous pressure, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Yang Qiu hurried over. Yang Qiu belonged to the Qiang people and a tribe leader.

"General, June Jinglei sent someone here."

Han Sui was delighted and asked hurriedly: "Where is Lei Shuai's location?"

"It's almost time for Chen Cang." Yang Qiu smiled, "Shishuai Lei was very fast this time, probably because he was afraid that we would enter Chang'an first and steal his money."

Han Sui smiled softly. He looked up at the last trace of Yuxia in the sky, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in his heart. These Qiang brothers will always be their true good friends.

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The dark night sky, with stars, and a crescent moon quietly hangs in the distant sky.

Li Hong and Li Su stood side by side, looking at a large army of cavalry flying from afar.

The roar of the galloping horses was deafening, and the dust splashed in the sky almost covered half of the night sky.

Li Hong flew off the horse and met Ma Teng who was riding on the horse.

Li Su hesitated for a moment. Is it a bit too much for a general of the Central Army to dismount and meet a Sima? Although his official position is a little higher than that of Ma Teng, he is a little lower than Li Hong. Since the main generals have all dismounted to pick him up, he has to dismount too.

Ma Teng's tall and strong body is like a wall, giving people an unbreakable feeling. He has a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes are full of power and sharpness.

Li Hong immediately recognized him. Such a person is outstanding no matter where he is. At first glance, he is a kind of hero who is loyal and righteous.

Li Hong shouted secretly and shouted loudly: "Is it Mr. Ma?"

Ma Teng was obviously surprised. He had never seen an adult who was much higher than his official position to pick him up in person. Ma Teng quickly dismounted, bowed from afar, and said loudly: "Get down, Ma Teng, pay homage to General Zhonglang."

Li Hong ran to Ma Teng in a few steps and said with a smile: "Master Ma, you are here so fast."

Seeing Li Hong so young, Ma Teng felt anger for no reason, but he didn't hit people with a smile on his face. He was so polite, but he gave him enough face after all. He couldn't be too rude.

He smiled faintly and replied in a low voice: "Military information is urgent, so we can't delay it. Thank you for picking it up."

Li Hong smiled and said, "You are the hero of Xiliang, of course you should take it." Then he turned around and shouted at Li Su, "Mr. Li, come and see Lord Ma, don't you know each other?"

When Ma Teng saw Li Su, his anger suddenly burst out. He smiled coldly, held the sword with his body in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Go to Ma Teng, pay homage to Lord Li."

Li Hong was stunned. This Ma Teng was indeed powerful. He grabbed the sword in his hand and immediately vomited out his murderous aura. It was amazing. But it depends on the posture that there was a marriage between the two.
Chapter completed!