Zhu Nao

Early the next morning, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji took several thousand troops and set off for Liangzhou.

Dong Jiang is dead, and the main force of the Liangzhou army has also suffered heavy losses. It should be said that there will be no threat to the Yanzhou army and the Shu army in the short term.However, there are still many remnants of the Liangzhou Army in Liangzhou.Most of those soldiers were enlisted by horse thieves. After the chaos in Liangzhou, they will surely fall into the grass again.

These stragglers would go to the border to plunder from time to time, which caused a lot of trouble to the security and people's livelihood in Guanzhong and Shu.And in the future, they may regroup into an army and attack the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army from behind.In order to prevent this future trouble, taking advantage of Liangzhou's emptiness right now is the best time for Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji to stabilize Liangzhou's situation.

Not only that, whether it is the Yanzhou Army or the Shu Army, they all need a long-term and high-quality supply of war horses, which is very important for improving the combat power of the army.Therefore, they also need to establish a stronghold in the Hexi Corridor in order to obtain excellent war horses.

With these two important matters, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji did not hesitate to personally lead the troops to the desert.

In the early morning, the two settled everything and took their respective men on the road.

There was nothing to say for a day, until it was almost dusk, the army that had driven for a day stopped near a small stream, set up camp and lit a fire, and prepared to rest.

Before it was completely dark, Cheng Jingzhe took a few water bags to the stream to fill them with clean water, and was about to turn around and return to the camp when he heard someone calling him behind him.He turned his head and saw that it was Wu Cong who also came to fetch water.

Jing Zhe hurriedly said: "Brother Wu."

Earlier, he was sent by Zhu Nao to Xie Wuji's army for a year of experience, and he and Wu Cong are very familiar, the relationship between the two is very good.

Wu Cong caught up and walked back with him side by side: "Hey, little Jingzhe, I happen to have something to ask you. Let's chat."

Jing Zhe asked while walking: "What's the matter?"

Wu Cong said: "About those Liangzhou thieves. Let me ask you, have you brought those Liangzhou thieves with you when you go back to Liangzhou?" He hated Han Feng very much, so he only called them Liangzhou thieves .

Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe looked around and pointed in a certain direction, "Hmm, it's right there."

Wu Cong looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a few people washing their faces by the river and talking. If it wasn't Han Fengxian, who were they?He was taken aback immediately, and looked around, but he didn't see any Shu army guarding them. Han Fengxian and others were very free!

Wu Cong was shocked: "Why is no one looking at them? You are not afraid of them running away?!"

Jing Zhe said honestly: "Master said, if they want to run away, let them run away."

Wu Cong: "..."

Like Wei Yue, he fully thought that Zhu Nao kept Han Fengxian because he liked Han Fengxian's talent.But what do you mean let them run if you want to run?Since it doesn't matter so much, why insist on keeping these people? !

But soon, Wu Cong understood why - he always felt that it was unwise for Jun Nao to keep Han Fengxian, so he always suspected that Jun Nao regretted it long ago, but he was too embarrassed to admit it because of his face and status.Since he couldn't admit that he was wrong, and he couldn't really keep this kind of unfaithful and unjust person for appointment, the best way was to create an opportunity for this guy to leave by himself, which could be regarded as solving a problem.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Junao might have planned it that way.Otherwise, how to explain Jun Nao's approach?

So Wu Cong pulled Jing Zhe aside, and asked in a low voice, "Jing Zhe, what is your son planning now?"

Jing Zhe confusedly said: "What is the plan?"

Wu Cong said: "That's...he and our general...what did he plan?"

Xie Wuji wasn't a stern person at all, but it got worse these two days, so that Wu Cong and the others around him didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that they would be angry if they accidentally did something wrong and said the wrong thing.It was an uncomfortable day for them.It has always been the case that gods fight with little ghosts, so Wu Cong, the little ghost, has the idea of ​​saving himself.He called Jing Zhe to stop today, and he had the intention of taking the opportunity to mediate the conflict between the two parties.

Jing Zhe shook his head in a daze: "I don't know. Young Master never told me."

Wu Cong thought for a while, but still thought that Zhu Nao couldn't bear to admit his mistake, so he said, "Why don't you go and persuade your young master. You have been with General Xie before, and you know the general's temper. Who is his principle?" It can't be shaken, the conflict between them can only be your son's concession... Anyway, your son has changed his mind, I think you might as well persuade him to come to the general and have a good talk..."

When he spoke, he had already carefully considered his words and sentences, not saying that Jun Nao knew he was wrong, but that Jun Nao had changed his mind.Unexpectedly, Jing Zhe was still unhappy.

Jing Zhe frowned, and her tone suddenly turned a little cold: "Why do you want my son to give in?"

Wu Cong was taken aback for a moment: "This...it's because your son insisted on keeping Han Feng first that the trouble came to this point..."

Jing Zhe emphasized his tone: "Master, there must be a son's reason for doing things. If you don't understand, don't make random comments."

Wu Cong was suddenly speechless.

He knew that Jing Zhe was an extremely protector, he didn't mind saying anything about him, but he couldn't say anything about Zhu Nao.Wu Cong had already thought about it and opened his mouth tactfully, but in the end it still touched his scales.

In fact, Wu Cong also knew the seriousness of this matter because he knew Xie Wuji well.If Zhu Nao insisted on it all the time, and really planned to accept people in the future, Xie Wuji would never tolerate it.It is inevitable that the two of them, the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army will part ways.

The two sides have formed an alliance for the past few years, and Wu Cong has a very good relationship with some people in the Shu army. He knows that the cooperation with Zhu Nao has saved Xie Wuji from many worries.So he really didn't want to see the two parties falling out, otherwise he wouldn't have come to this muddy water.In the end, the peacemaker didn't take it as a success, but got caught in the ashes.

Jing Zhe already understood why he was looking for her, and she didn't want to waste time with him anymore, so she said coldly: "Brother Wu, the young master is still waiting for me in the tent, I'll go back first." After speaking, he strode away.

Wu Cong looked at his back and touched his nose resentfully.

What else to do now?It seems that he can only wake up after Zhu Nao has suffered a lot...

He sighed, shook his head and went back.

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desert.

After the scorching sun was covered by the clouds, the temperature dropped sharply, the wind became stronger, and the dust was flying.

Several people were warming wine in an earthen house when they heard the sound of horseshoes outside.After a while, someone came in hurriedly.

"Cough cough... Bah, bah!" The person who came in spit out the sand in his mouth and cursed, "The day is changing too fast, and it is almost too late to come back."

Once a sandstorm occurs, people cannot leave.

The people in the room touched the rim of the flagon with their hands and found that it was hot enough, so they lifted the flagon and poured wine while asking casually, "Any new news?"

The man who came in said: "Yes, something big happened! The Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army have brought nearly ten thousand people, and they are heading to Liangzhou!"

"What?!" Before the wine in the bowl was full, the flagon was put down heavily, "Is that true?!"

"Exactly!"

The people in the room were drinking and eating meat, and the atmosphere was very relaxed. When they heard the news, they all panicked instantly.

"This, this, Dong Jiang is dead, what are they doing in Liangzhou? Could it be that they intend to drive us all to death?"

"What should we do? With our little manpower, can we beat them?"

"After all, they are not from Liangzhou, and they are not familiar with the terrain. Maybe we have a chance..."

"Idiot! Didn't you hear that the bastard surnamed Han defected to them? There is a bastard showing them the way, what's unfamiliar?"

"Ah, what should I do then!"

"What should I do? Just avoid them? The desert is so big, how long can they stay?"

"What if they plan to stay in Liangzhou for a long time?"

"What?! They don't go to the Central Plains, what are they doing in Liangzhou??"

The chatter in the room was so chaotic, it was a mess.

These people are officers of a certain series under Dong Jiang's command.They did not go out with Dong Jiang, but stayed to guard Liangzhou.There are still several places like them in Liangzhou.

Two days ago, the news of Dong Jiang's killing and the defeat of Liangzhou's main force had already come back.These people knew that Liangzhou would fall into disintegration after Dong Jiang's death, and they had been discussing for the past two days how to grab the territory and divide up Dong Jiang's legacy.Unexpectedly, just two days after the sweet dream, the bad news came back.

1 Yanzhou Army and Shu Army!You must know that Dong Jiang's army left in Liangzhou has a total of nearly 2 people. It is said that he should not be afraid to deal with 1 enemies.But in fact, these parts of the Liangzhou Army have always been on their own, and they only listen to Dong Jiang's orders. Without Dong Jiang, no one can unite them.Not only that, Dong Jiang took away all the elites when he set off, and none of the remaining people were able to fight well, and they were definitely not opponents of the Yanzhou Army and the Shu Army.

Everyone discussed in a mess for a while, and the more they discussed, the more they lost their minds.Shamowan suddenly patted the table a few times, and everyone gradually became quiet——Samowan is the chief of this series, and the rest are his subordinates.

Shamoun actually didn't have any ideas in his heart, but he had to stand up in order to preside over the order.He thought for a while, and said, "Anyway, contact the other departments first... If you have to fight, make preparations in advance."

Everyone's expressions were resentful.There are two to three thousand people in this episode of theirs. If they had been put against the Yanzhou Army a month or two ago, they might not have been so frightened.But now that Dong Jiang is dead, they have no morale at all, and they really don't want to fight.Moreover, the hearts of the various trilogy are not in harmony, and they are not happy to ask them to send troops to help others, and they also do not expect others to send troops to help them.

Suddenly, someone suggested: "Brother, why don't we surrender to them. Anyway, Liangzhou has no owner now. They came to Liangzhou to calm down the situation in Liangzhou. Why should we fight them? Surrender to them , what's wrong with asking them to confine our officials and land for us?"

Everyone froze for a moment, and immediately showed thoughtful expressions.That's right, Dong Jiang is dead, what are they still resisting?Why not surrender?

Someone worried: "We are willing to surrender, are they willing to accept us? Then Xie Wuji has always been merciless to the soldiers who surrendered. I heard that the number of troops killed by him is countless!"

As soon as this remark came out, many people showed worried expressions.Indeed, Xie Wuji's reputation has spread to the desert long ago, everyone has heard of his cold-blooded and ruthless.

Another person said: "Isn't there still a Shu army? They took all the bastards. Why don't they take us?"

When a few people heard this, their eyes lit up again: Yes!Didn't they take Han Feng first?At the beginning, it was the Shu merchants and the Yanzhou army that Han Feng led to destroy first. If there is any hatred, the one surnamed Han has the deepest hatred against them!If they can tolerate Han Fengxian, why can't they tolerate themselves?

"I heard that the two generals under Yin Zhunao in Chengdu, one was a bandit and the other was a bandit. Even his personal guards were selected from the refugees. It seems that he likes being a thief, and the other is a bandit. We are horse thieves again, maybe he likes us too?"

This was undoubtedly a joke to ease the atmosphere, but everyone in the room was amused and laughed.

Samowin's serious expression also softened a bit.He thought for a while, and finally said: "Okay, then send someone to talk to them, if they are willing to accept us, that would be great!"

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The wind and sand are vast, and the long army is slowly moving forward in the desert.

When approaching a hilly land, the speed of the army became slower and slower.

The scouts kept going to the surrounding areas to scout the terrain, while the Yanzhou army stood ready to fight at any time—they have now entered the sphere of influence of the Liangzhou army Samoun's trilogy, and they may be attacked by the enemy at any time .

Xie Wuji rode forward slowly on the horse with a serious expression, and scouts kept coming back to report the military situation to him.

"There is no trace of the enemy in the southeast."

"There is no trace of enemy troops in the northwest."

"southwest……"

Just as Xie Wuji was busy deploying the army to move forward, Wu Cong turned his head and glanced back.Junau was not far from them.

Since the two armies marched together, the commanders could not be too far apart so that the two armies could cooperate with each other.If it was before, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji would have walked side by side, and they could still talk on the way.But in the past few days, there has been a gap between Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, let alone small talk, they can't even say a few serious words in a day.

Wu Cong sighed annoyedly, and didn't know when such a day would end.

Suddenly, a scout galloped back on horseback.

"Report—General! There is a group of people approaching us from the south!"

"What?" Everyone's expressions immediately became alert.

Xie Wuji asked: "How many people? How far is the distance?"

The scout said: "Eight people, about two miles away."

Xie Wuji immediately said: "Send out the fast cavalry team to capture them back."

Eight people, these may be spies sent by the enemy to inquire about news, or messengers sent by the enemy to other parts.In short, no matter what the situation is, first catch it back and ask.

A fast horse immediately rushed out in the direction detected by the scouts.

Not far away, Junao seemed to have noticed what was going on here, and rode over at a leisurely pace.

"General Xie," Zhu Nao asked, "what happened?"

Xie Wuji didn't look at him, and said indifferently: "I found a few people approaching." He has been like this recently, when he speaks concisely, he obviously doesn't want to talk too much.

Junao said "oh" slowly: "Come closer to us? Could it be that people from Samoun came to look for us?"

Two days ago, when the army was still in the rear, Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji sent an advance force to find the whereabouts of Shamowen Tribe.But the other party seemed to know the news of their march, and had already fled from the original station, and their troops rushed to nothing.

Xie Wuji didn't answer his words, turned his head and told the messenger: "Order the whole army, strengthen your guard, and prepare for battle." If those eight people were spies sent by the other party, then the enemy's large force may be not far away. out of place.

The orderly ran away immediately.

Wu Cong glanced at Cheng Jingzhe who was following Zhu Nao.

Recently Xie Wuji was angry with Zhu Nao, so he treated him coldly.Zhu Nao, as always, had a smile on his face and showed no signs of displeasure.On the contrary, Cheng Jingzhe's temper was stronger than his son's, and he was angry with Wu Cong, so he deliberately didn't meet Wu Cong's gaze.

Wu Cong pursed his mouth, feeling really uncomfortable.He even had a little dark thought in his heart, hoping that Han Feng would cause some trouble first, so that this conflict could come to a right or wrong conclusion earlier.Otherwise, when will this trouble go away?

When he was secretly cursing in his heart, the scouts of the fast cavalry team hurried back.

Xie Wuji asked: "Did anyone catch it?"

The scout nodded, and said again: "They didn't escape, they said they came to look for us. But..." When he said this, his expression was a little strange, and he secretly glanced at Junao.

Xie Wuji frowned: "But what?"

The scout stammered: "They said that they came to ask for Shamoun's surrender. However, they hope to discuss with the Shu army..."

Xie Wuji: "..."

Wu Cong: "..."