Life, death, killing, and saving people may all be in a moment.

Zhang Liao is now forced to face this kind of two-sided thought.

Everything has two sides.

People have it too.

Good people, bad people.

Good people can do bad things with good intentions, and bad people can do something kindly.

People with laughter often hold a knife behind their backs, while those with black faces and strict demands are compassionate.

After Zhang Liao issued the order to the vassal army, many people breathed a sigh of relief, and many people jumped up in anger.

The night gradually became quiet.

Outside Xihai City, the place where light and fire are concentrated is the military camp.

In addition to those on duty in the military camp, there are also some scattered bonfires outside the military camp, with stars. These bonfires are Han people gathered around them one after another. Because there is no special plan, these scattered bonfires are far and near, and are not neat.

Looking at this situation, even the most dullest people can more or less experience the stormy waves hidden in the Western Regions. Xihai City is like a lonely boat, surrounded by the wind and waves around it, especially the majority of the gubernatorial officials have not shown up for a long time. It is just that Zhang Liao is in charge of the affairs. This unclear understanding of leadership and lack of certain sense of belonging have also made these Han soldiers from the beginning of doubt to the vague anxiety now.

On the city wall, all the soldiers on duty were Han people. These soldiers held up the lights and walked slowly on the city wall. The fire could only shine on more than a foot, and beyond the fire, there was the darkness that was constantly trying to oppress.

The spirit of the Han soldiers was obviously much worse. Occasionally, they got together during the inspection process, and they were not as rigorous as before. They would inevitably come together and talk in a low voice. The things discussed were nothing more than these changes in the Western Regions. They would tell you when they would send troops to defeat these messy soldiers, etc., but after talking, no one could tell what the result was.

Naturally, a few Han soldiers would not have any wonderful ideas. They were more likely to be warm and reduce their anxiety. Just like patients in the ward discussing the condition, they actually did not help much in the treatment.

"The general is patrolling the city!"

The Han soldiers who were discussing were stunned. When they turned around, they saw Zhang Liao bringing Han Guo up.

These Han soldiers quickly dispersed and stood on the edge of the battlement as if nothing had happened.

Han Guo's face was not very good because Zhang Liao never agreed to Han Guo's suggestions.

Han is too young, so he doesn't have a strong control over his own expression.

Han Guo’s suggestion is very simple, kill Wei Xu and imprison Lu Bu, characterize the entire incident as quickly as possible, and then gather the morale of the army and strictly guard Xihai City. Han Guo didn’t understand why Zhang Liao hesitated at this time, or had any other concerns, which he couldn’t understand.

Zhang Liao said that he would come to patrol the city, and Han Guo followed him. He wanted to know why Zhang Liao was unwilling to do this, or what was the connection with patroling the city?

Han Guo, his own name, represents everything. He followed Li Ru before, later in Chang'an, and went to Longyou to follow Jia Xu. Although he was not very good from his original background and was not very talented, he learned more or less after following Li Ru and Jia Xu for so many years. He even knew that Jia Xu sent him here just to help Zhang Liao suppress these Qiang people if there was any change...

But Zhang Liao actually wanted to let the Qiang people go back?

What did Zhang Liao think?

Han Guo was still thinking, but heard Zhang Liao asking the Han soldiers on duty on the side, "Are you afraid of rebels outside now?"

The Han soldiers were originally old soldiers from Xiliang, and they had also seen Zhang Liao. When they saw Zhang Liao asking, they immediately raised their chests and said loudly: "General! What's there to be afraid of? These Hu people in the Western Regions can be more cruel than Xianbei? These rebels are just like that! They can't withstand our storm!"

Zhang Liao laughed, patted the soldier, and then asked the guards to give him some jerky meat and military rations. It was also a kind of motivation and praised, "He is a good man!"

The soldier received the reward and thanked him. It was already over, but for some reason, a word suddenly appeared, "General! When will we fight? Is the military merits that we had made before with the Protectorate?

The team leader standing aside shivered when he heard this, but the soldier had already said it. He couldn't say that he would grab it and jail it immediately. And even if he jailed, wouldn't he say it?

Zhang Liao nodded slowly, "Of course, I will lose military merits when I followed the bleeding and sweating, and my head was tied to my belt? Remember it, I will give you rewards together after the fight!"

Although it was just a verbal promise, it obviously calmed the soldier and kept saying that, that's fine, that's fine...

After saying a few more words, Zhang Liao and Han Guo continued to walk down, leaving the soldier who was led by the team to pinch his ears and beat him up and not mentioning him.

Han Guo followed Zhang Liao thoughtfully.

Zhang Liao talked a little with several other soldiers on the city wall. Although each soldier answered differently, two points were relatively clear, "Military Merit" and "Major Protector".

Is military merit? This is easy to understand. Most of the time, everyone must first ensure their own survival and realize their own value. Therefore, these people are of course very concerned about whether they are considered military merit. Just like there is no problem with overtime itself, there is a problem that overtime is not paid, but also requires voluntary work, and they spare no effort to suppress those who dare to resist overtime work without overtime pay.

Zhang Liao understood this, so he would not foolishly say that Lu Bu was defeated, so he did not have any military merits or other remarks to arouse conflicts. Instead, according to the perception of most people, he said that he would certainly pay off his blood and sweat. In this way, even if he could not be fulfilled immediately, these people would be a little more at ease.

Another part of the article mentioning the Protectorate is a bit intriguing...

After returning to the city's official office, Han Guo frowned and said, "General Wen Yuan, what do you mean is that Lu Fengxian still has people to look for, so don't do it easily? Before you take action, you need to cut off the people in the army, otherwise there may be chaos?"

Zhang Liao was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

Unlike the ending of Lu Bu being trapped in Xia Pi in history, Lu Bu has not yet reached the point where people hate dogs. For most soldiers and soldiers, they hate Wei Xu, but they do not blame Lu Bu too much. This situation is very common in feudal dynasties. The most typical example is that the emperor is a good person, and the evil one is a treacherous minister. As long as the emperor wakes up in time and kills the treacherous ministers, the emperor will still be a good emperor.

At the same time, on another aspect, Lu Bu's bravery on the battlefield was deeply engraved in the hearts of these soldiers. Lu Bu led these soldiers to chase some Western Regions miscellaneous soldiers like mowing grass, and still remembered them deeply.

At the moment when the great man who had not yet gained wisdom, most of the soldiers did not understand the future, politics, strategy, etc., about the future, politics, strategy, etc., and even if Lu Buweixu owed their military pay, as long as they made up for them, they would immediately change their words to Lu Bu and Weixu, praising Lu Bu and Weixu as living Bodhisattvas, living Buddhas, or other living things.

So even if Han Guo said that this was for the future of the Western Regions and the future of the Han Dynasty, these soldiers would not understand it at all, and they would not care.

Han Guo thought for a long time, then nodded and said, "This way... I'll go to Lu Fengxian tomorrow..."

Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, "Ah?"

『I try to solve this problem.』 Han Guo said slowly, his eyes calm and calm, 『I came to the West Sea to solve the problems in the Western Regions... Although my talents are limited, I will try my best... instead of waiting...

Zhang Liao frowned slightly, "Change it, I wonder if you have any misunderstandings..."

Han Guo waved his hand and said, "You and I are not familiar with each other at first, so it is normal to have misunderstandings, but as long as there is a little bit of the same... The strategy of the Western Regions of the Cavalry should not be easily abandoned!"

After Han Guo finished speaking, he stared at Zhang Liao seriously.

Zhang Liao was silent for a while and nodded the same way.

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The dark clouds rolled up from the horizon and piled up quickly.

There is not much rain in the Western Regions, but if it rains all the time, it will be urgent and cold, and it will even snow in some places, and it will really snow in June.

It seems that it is about to rain now. The wind whistled across the desert, whistling everywhere with wind and sand. Under the surging of the strong wind, dark clouds piled up from the horizon to the top of the head, until the entire sky above the head was congested into a dark world.

It's like congestion on the ground.

At this moment, the ground was really congested.

Under the strong wind and dark clouds, there was a panic everywhere in the ruined camps around Qiuci City.

Except for those Kushans who occupied good places and built tents early, the rest of the herdsmen who lacked clothes and cloth were punished for a heavy rain in the wilderness.

In the Central Plains, summer rain is sometimes romance. In places like the Western Regions, summer rain can still make people know what cold rain is.

There were busy everywhere, and sometimes those busy shepherds could bump into each other, like two headless flies.

In most of the feudal dynasties, these herdsmen were even more pathetic than the Han people in the Central Plains, because they could obtain less knowledge than the Han people in the Central Plains, and even the inheritance of the older generation might not be effectively preserved.

During every white and black disaster, the old and weak in the tribe became the first group of abandoned people...

Many times, these nomadic peoples are more like taking the Western materialization route, which is different from the humanized route that China has taken since ancient times.

The materialization route is that everything is an object, everything is money, including people. The living person is a commodity, no matter it is a man or a woman, just like a mobile phone, the price is high, the one with good quality is added, and the one with a brand is added, and then the feelings, psychology, and position are added, and everything that can be added up, and the price can be pushed up as high as possible. But in fact, if you really buy it back, the most likely aspects you get are still communication.

Is it humanized...

To give a simple example, the laws such as "kids and relatives" and "blood relatives and revenge" that the great man now allow are humanized to some extent. A person is not an item, not a thing, nor a business. Killing people does not mean that after paying a lot of money, the criminal can continue to be free, but "the murderer pays his life."

Materialization and humanization are like two sides of human nature. It is obviously inappropriate to simply divide it into good or bad. At different stages, different times, and different positions, there are often different answers.

It is like these herders who were inspired, who came with a kind idea in their hearts and a beautiful wish, hoping that they and their children could live like a person in the future, but in fact, they are actually living like an object at the moment, and they throw it to the other side if they need it.

These herdsmen need to grazle in normal times, and in wartime, these herdsmen need to act as consumables. They can enjoy playing with these herdsmen in their spare time, and bullying these herdsmen when they are angry, which has many uses.

High above the remains of Qiuci City, Master Bu Sen quietly looked at the laboring herdsmen in the distance, putting their hands together and lowering the Buddhist chant.

He understood that this was his karma.

The Kushans are now constantly drawing brave men from these herdsmen who come to form direct troops. Compared with those messy herdsmen camps in the distance, it is another different scene. These troops directly under the Kushans have arranged camps according to the requirements of the army and have improved the military armor as much as possible. They have also started to train together these days, so even when the storm is about to come, they do not show any panic.

In addition to being less proficient than the Kushan soldiers and less armor, these directly affiliated troops are generally different from ordinary herders, and they look a bit like regular soldiers.

Bu Sen looked at these people and the herdsmen in the distance, silent. He was wearing a somewhat white cloth robe, which was blown in the wind, and he was quite popular.

Not far from Busen is Taxa.

Taxa did not have the complex emotions of Bu Sen. He only had excitement and expectations.

Taxa was also wearing armor. On the surface, she looked solemn, but she was very excited in her heart. The things in front of her were the strength she had accumulated and the family responsibilities of the Western Regions to create a United Nations in the future! I hope that this stalemate will take longer and I can gain more power!

Taxa felt that the biggest reason for being hit by the Han generals before was that ordinary herders were really vulnerable. In order to change this situation, they had to gain more strength in a limited time and cultivate a force with at least some military literacy to lay a solid foundation for the decisive battle with the Han people in the near future.

A Kushan military academy came up to report on the preparations for the heavy rain and asked Taxa what other instructions there were.

Taxa nodded and asked, "What's the matter with the Han people? Have the sentry sent back?"

This is what Taxa cares most about.

In order to ensure the collection of information about the Han people, Taxa sent a lot of scouts and sentry, divided into several troops, and built a outpost camp in Yanqi to conduct special detection of Xihai City. Every half day, a messenger was arranged to report on the detection of Xihai City. It was really hard to prepare for the pre-war preparations.

"General, the latest news is that the Han people are preparing to retreat... They are gathering in the Han people around Xihai City and sending troops to maintain the route from Xihai City to Yumen Pass... General, the Han people are afraid! Victory will eventually be ours!"

The Kushan Military Academy was obviously very excited and reported with a high voice.

Taxa nodded and said with satisfaction: "Very good. It looks like it will rain heavily. Judging from the weather, I don't know how many days it will take... But no matter whether it rains or not, the scouts and escorts should not relax! If you pass the message, let the children work harder. I have all the hard work! I will remember it in military merits! When I defeated the Han people, it was not only a spoil, but also an additional reward! "

The Kushan Military Academy answered loudly and then retreated.

Taxa glanced at Bu Sen, who was acting in a state of harmony between man and nature at a distance of not far away, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then returned to his solemn expression.

The Han people are about to retreat...

This is very good!

very good!

If the Han people clearly show their carriages and horses, they want to send a large number of reinforcements to come, Taxa said that they would have to carefully measure the victory or defeat, and then think about the retreat. But now that the Han people are ready to evacuate, what else can they hesitate? This is an opportunity, an excellent opportunity! This is an excellent opportunity to truly become the lord of the Western Regions from a small general!

As for Bu Sen, just let him continue to be a monk or a master, and there is no need to worry about these worldly things. Therefore, what Taxsa is most concerned about is of course whether the Han people in Xihai City really want to retreat, or pretend to retreat is actually gathering troops and preparing to go to war...

In Taxas's opinion, the Han soldiers and horses in Xihai City are actually nothing. The key is whether the Han people mean to reinforce from the rear. Before coming to the Western Regions, he also heard that there was a Han general behind the Western Regions who was very powerful. All of them were elite soldiers and were coming and going like the wind. If he really fought against the large troops behind the Han people, he would probably have no chance of winning. So if he keeps a close eye on Xihai City, he can know whether the Han people's strategy is to fight or retreat.

If the Han people were to fight, they would not let the Han people withdraw. After all, Taxa believed that the Han people, like the herdsmen in the distance, were part of the assets. So these few days have been very important. If the Han people really planned to withdraw, then he would not mind taking the opportunity to put some pressure on the Han people.

If you keep a close eye on Xihai City, you will naturally be able to determine the direction of the Han people’s strategic direction!

While thinking, Taxa suddenly felt a chill on her face. Looking up, she saw that the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be crying with unbearable pressure, and it was raining.

Taxa spread his hands, followed by the rain falling from the sky, and then clenched it tightly. He felt that the key point of the battle in the Western Regions seemed to be coming, and he could definitely grasp it!
Chapter completed!