Three Kingdoms

Tongguan has passed, and Chang'an is just around the corner.

The sky was a little dark, the clouds were drooping, and the spring rain always fell, soaking in bit by bit, soaking everything around and making it moist. Even the air you breathed seemed to have a little more weight.

Fu Dian thought that if it rained, the road would become muddy and difficult to navigate, but he did not expect that the official road near Tongguan did not know what was paved on the road. The gray-black road did not absorb much water, and there was some small water. The puddle was not very deep. As he walked, other than his clothes getting a little wet from the slanting wind and drizzle, no wheels got stuck in the puddle, which was completely beyond Fu Dian's expectation.

When passing Tongguan, Fudian felt a little surprised. After all, in Fudian's understanding, Tongguan should be a military pass, just like Hangu Pass. Except for Xiao Sha, there were not many ordinary people. Yes, but I didn’t expect to see many shops on the streets of Tongguan. The shopkeepers and shop assistants were shouting and soliciting business. There were not only soldiers on the streets, but also many ordinary people. You could even see naked children playing on the street corners. , there are also some half-grown children holding bamboo knives and wooden sticks, imitating fighting, running in groups and chasing each other, waving their fists and shouting something...

The news that Fei Qian was canonized by the Emperor as a Han Hussar was conveyed very quickly. Even Ma Yan, the guard of Tongguan, was honored. Not only did he provide the angels with generous supplies of food and grass, but he also ordered the troops to guard the Han Dynasty within Tongguan. Dressed in red and colorful to celebrate.

Such a situation is naturally much more lively than in Xu County.

However, you must know that a previous war in Tongguan almost wiped out the entire population of Tongguan, corpses were everywhere, and even a plague broke out!

But now, everything seems to have passed, and death is no longer the theme of Tongguan.

Vitality is like weeds in spring, emerging from all kinds of gray and black colors, revealing the greenness of the whole body and the hope of a lifetime.

Fu Dian watched silently, thinking, and he recalled the lackluster shops on both sides of the streets in Xu County, the few listless pedestrians on the streets, and the messenger soldiers rushing through the streets from time to time, traveling between the north and the south.

That was the message coming back from the front lines.

Every time Fu Dian saw the messengers covered in dust and blood, his heart tightened. Although he is not very old, he has seen the war for a long time. He can already vaguely infer some of the situation on the front line from the status of these soldiers.

Ever since Cao Sikong sent out all his cavalry and defeated General Yuan's left-wing army, there seemed to be no good news worth celebrating. What was there was more and more dullness every day.

During this process, the prices in Xu County have also risen ridiculously.

The first thing to soar was naturally the price of food, vegetables and oil.

What?

Meat?

Haha, as a common people, you still want to eat meat?

Because of the support of the Yingchuan clan, Xu County was generally rich in supplies and prices were stable. However, as the war progressed, the front line became increasingly tight, and prices in Xu County kept changing day by day.

Although the government has been posting notices stating that the price increase is temporary, reasonable and expected, most people do not have such expectations. In this process, most people will eventually be divided into three, six or nine levels. There is no change in what a very small number of people in the city should eat and drink, but many people will still endanger their livelihoods due to this situation.

For example, Han Emperor Liu Xie.

General Yuan is not a good minister. After the news spread that he intends to make someone else the emperor, basically speaking, Liu Xie does not expect that if Yuan Shao wins, the status of the current emperor will be improved, and he might become the next one. Hejian King, Hongnong King, Liu Xie, Fu Dian, as a member of the foreign relatives, naturally caused a great sense of crisis.

Therefore, this time, Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, was conferred as a hussar general. Although Fu Dian is young, he can also understand part of the meaning...

Of course, there are still some people who are skeptical and even think that Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, is actually not much better. The invasion of Guanzhong is a bit like suppressing the Xiliang rebels, but what about Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu? Starting an army without permission and ignoring the principles of the government are not the same thing!

But among the same group of raccoon dogs, there are still some that are whiter and more flowery, right?

After all, I have to give it a try.

Liu Xie could not sit still and wait for death, of course, including the Yingchuan Xun family.

Since the Xun family of Yingchuan left Yuan Shao, they basically placed their treasure on Cao Cao. Although it seemed that Cao Cao was more promising at the time and more in line with the needs of the Xun family of Yingchuan, they did not expect that Cao Cao would develop Although it is good, there is another one that has developed even faster and more jaw-dropping than Cao Cao...

As a result, some people in the Xun family gradually began to mention the name of Xun Chen, who had been tacitly not mentioned before. Although Xun Yu didn't want to, he had no choice, so Xun You went with him.

At Hangu Pass, Fudian saw the group of fierce cavalry under Tai Shici. But at Tongguan, he saw a place that was different from ordinary passes. He saw that in Zhengxi, well, it should be regarded as this place under the rule of Hussar now. A kind of vigorous vitality...

Fu Dian couldn't understand.

The closer we get to Chang'an, the more we don't understand.

Xu County is somewhat lively, but ten miles away from the city, it is desolate. However, it should still be some distance away from Chang'an. It can even be said that starting from Tongguan, there are many villages along the way. Dotted around, there are farmers busy in the fields despite the light rain, and you can even see a lot of cattle in some places!

Fudian even sent someone to ask. Some of these cattle belonged to the village, and some were leased by the government for farmers to use!

Fu Dian's eyes widened. You must know that there are many officials in Xu County who don't even have carriages and can only ride in bullock carts! In places like Chang'an, there are actually extra cattle that can be used to rent cattle for farming!

Aren't you afraid that these farmers will work hard and use up the rented cattle?

Ah, no, this question is not the point. The point is when did Chang'an become like this?

Isn't Chang'an in a state of war and chaos, with a sparse population?

"Brother Gongda," Fu Dian couldn't bear it anymore and went to Xun You and asked, "Were the three assistants in Guanzhong so prosperous in the past?" Fu Dian wondered if he had remembered it wrong when he was still young?

Xun You smiled slightly, with a bit of bitterness in his smile, and whispered: "The third assistant in Guanzhong was originally uninhabited... but in recent years... wars in Shandong have become more frequent..."

Fu Dian's eyes widened, "So, the people here...were originally...all from Shandong?"

Xun You nodded silently. Along the way, Xun You even faintly heard the folk songs sung by several farmers and women, which seemed to be the accent of the Yingchuan generation in Yuzhou...

Isn't the war fought just for population, money and food?

Now that he saw the current situation, even Xun You felt a little panicked.

Maybe back then...

"But, how did these people get into Guanzhong?" Fu Dian said in confusion, "I don't think there are many refugees in Heluo?"

Xun You pointed his fingers in the two directions of south and north, and said softly: "One is crossing Hanoi, and the other is walking through Wuguan... I heard that Zhengxi, uh, General Hussar's asylum was set up along the mountain road. Whenever refugees pass by, they will You can withdraw money and food..." The Heluo area and the Jizhou and Yanzhou areas are fighting indiscriminately, and it has even affected Yuzhou and Yangzhou. What other refugees would go to the middle of it?

"What?" Fu Dian swallowed and said, "Give the refugees money and food directly? How much food will it cost? This...this...this...isn't this a bottomless pit for the refugees? How can they have so much money and food?"

Xun You also frowned and shook his head, "I don't know... maybe the hussar warehouse is rich..." Xun You sometimes thought about it, no wonder the refugees filled Guanzhong so quickly. It was because he was a refugee, and he was definitely thinking about Ben. Came right here...

"The warehouses are abundant..." Fu Dian was silent for a long time before sighing, "Since the Hussars are so wealthy, why didn't they offer something to His Majesty..."

Xun You's eyes moved and he didn't answer.

In fact, the refugees did not consume as much as Fu Dian and Xunyou imagined, because the original living standards of the refugees were extremely low. It was common for them to chew tree bark, eat Guanyin soil when they were extremely hungry, or even worse, so Fei The potential contribution is not unlimited, but planned and step-by-step guidance and organization, so that these refugees can get the tools to save themselves and the hope of survival during the journey, so that the refugees can persevere and reach Guanzhong.

Food accounts for part of the reason why a large number of people die during migration, but a large part of the reason is due to chaos and despair.

No one stores food, and they eat it as soon as they find it. The stomach that has been hungry for too long eats too much and suffers from diarrhea, and then continues to be hungry before finding the next food point. Coupled with the despair without a goal and the spread of evil in the queue, the group Destroying nature is a common occurrence.

With goals and production tools, coupled with the organization and leadership of soldiers, the refugees who have restored order can fish and hunt along the way independently, just like the refugees without fishing nets can only catch with their hands or use Punching with wooden sticks is inefficient and yields little, but with tools, refugees can not only eat a meal, but also take some away. These are two completely different concepts.

After that, Fudian gradually lost his desire to explore and inquire. He held his staff and was in a daze in the canopy car...

It was raining sparsely, but I don’t know when it stopped.

The spring breeze teased the long flags on the canopy car, but the wet and heavy long flags were like a fat otaku trying desperately to catch in front of the light Luo Li, but couldn't catch anything.

Traveling again and again, when approaching Chang'an, from time to time, Fei Qian's cavalry came from Chang'an in twos and threes. After saluting by the road, one of them went back to report, and the rest followed the queue, allowing Fu Dian's entire team to The line is getting longer.

These cavalrymen did not carry any weapons, but they basically carried various flags. After arriving in the queue, they tied the flags to long poles and raised them high, adding a bit of momentum to the queue. .

The angel comes and goes out to welcome Baili.

This is a kind of etiquette, but it doesn't mean setting up a table with people and horses hundreds of miles away, putting in a few incense sticks, and then waiting. No matter how long it takes, the incense sticks will still stand and not burn any more. …

After all, we are going out to welcome you, not just waiting!

As more and more cavalry followed the queue, the flags erected were like a forest, hunting and moving in the air. The sand on the road began to tremble at some point, and soon there was a low thunderous sound of horse hooves. It came from a distance!

The general of the Han Dynasty’s expedition to the west is here!

No, it should be the Han hussar general, Fei Qian, arriving now!

Fu Dian's queue had stopped, and they all looked at the smoke and dust rising in the distance. Among the smoke and dust, a three-color flag rushed out high, and soon more people and horses appeared, with a majestic momentum that seemed to stretch to the sky. The clouds above shook and hurriedly moved out of the way.

The sun shone down, shining on the brightly armored Fei Qian cavalry, shining with brilliance, making Fu Dian couldn't help but put his hand in front of his face...

Among what seemed to be countless cavalry, a group of Fei Qian's personal guards were wearing darker and darker armor, but they were attracting everyone's attention like a black hole. And in the middle, naturally, they were the hot warriors. General Hussar, Fei Qian!

The sound of horse hooves gradually became the only sound in this world, just like the tricolor flag became the only symbol here. Rows of neat cavalry soldiers were in uniform, like a whole, like a giant steel beast. It came at a rapid speed, and under the surging and jumping armor, there was surging blood. At this moment, even if you stood aside and watched, you couldn't help but tremble all over, and your blood was steaming!

Fu Dian was trembling slightly. He seemed to see the land in Guanzhong, in the yellow sand, like rows of steel currents beating against the coast, coming overwhelmingly and rushing away! The earth trembled under the trampling of horses' hoofs, and the wind and clouds shattered under the fluttering battle flags!

Is this the cavalry used by the Han Dynasty to conquer the west?

This is the army of the Han Hussar!

Countless eyes that are either eager, worshipful, respectful, jealous, resentful, or complicated and difficult to understand are all gathered in one place at this moment!

If his eyes were warm, the air around Fei Qian might be on fire!

As the two sides approached, the horses' hooves slowed down.

I don’t know who it is, and I don’t know where it started. Suddenly someone shouted:

"The great Han cavalry! The great Han is mighty!"

Everyone seemed to be shouting loudly towards the sky, which resounded throughout the world for a while, and their spirits were extremely high. Needless to say, Pang Tong, Zhang Liao and others who came with Fei Qian, even Xun You and Yang Xiu next to Fu Dian, at this time, looked at Fei Qian with unconcealable envy in their eyes...

"The great Han cavalry! The great Han is mighty!"

Generals are generally awarded to first-class relatives, such as He Jin, the Queen Mother, and generals of chariots and cavalry are generally awarded to second-class relatives, such as Dong Cheng, the nobleman of Dong...

So normally speaking, in the Han Dynasty, the title of Hussar General was almost the highest title a military lieutenant general could achieve!

In this moment...

Whether they are soldiers or generals, whether they are the people of Guanzhong or outsiders, everyone seems to be obsessed, looking at the rolling Han cavalry and the three-color flag flying high above the heads of the Han cavalry. Of course, there is also the tall and straight young man under the flag!

During this moment...

The clouds that originally shrouded the surrounding areas receded, the wind was gentle and the clouds were swaying. The spring sunshine was like rainbow and neon, with warmth and hope, falling on the land of Guanzhong, on the flags and armor, and on the person with the banner in the center of the queue. On the face of the young man who smiles like spring!

In this moment...

From Bingbei to Guanzhong, from Guanzhong to Sichuan and Shu, from east to west, from south to north, a voice, a name, resounds in the sky and the earth, like a spring thunder, awakening a deep sleep The land evokes the rolling mountains, the vigorous forests, the endless grasslands and crops...

Countless people looked up, raised their arms and shouted, and shed tears!

"The great Han cavalry! The great Han is mighty!"