A few soldiers beat a few roe deer and roe deer, washed them and boiled them in a large pot with them, and then they took the bread with them, and everyone had dinner.

After ordering the guards, Thirteen Lang sat by the fire and closed his eyes slightly. Now he is a middle-level officer, in addition to the military position of the Yingtianxiang Army, with the military position under the jurisdiction of Hequ Lu. The official has been promoted, but everything is no longer as simple as before, and there are many more worries. There is nothing that has changed, only Du Zhongxiao, who has followed him for many years. No matter how things change, the two are together, just like they were in Bozhou many years ago.

Shisanro likes this kind of simple life, and the things in officialdom are too complicated and boring for him.

Du Zhongxiao sat by the fire, looking at the beating flames, and his heart was numb.

After the occupation of Dongshengju, he had planned for the future. Divide the troops to occupy several prefectures, build a camp and field affairs like in Jingxi Road, and then build a Changping Division, move in the population from the hinterland, and develop the rich land in this area. In the late Tang Dynasty and more than 100 years, this area once again went through a cycle of agriculture and animal husbandry. The Han peasants who moved in from Tuntian in the Tang Dynasty have long since fled, and now the people who farm here are either the party members who moved here, or the Han slaves obtained by various ethnic groups from various channels. The Khitans built several military cities, also with official Han Chinese slaves. The Khitans were gone, but the Han slaves were not taken away, and as soon as the Song army came, they regained their freedom and became the most important source of yeoman farmers under the rule of the imperial court.

Du Zhongxiao's original idea was to use the power of the government to give a certain amount of compensation to redeem the Han slaves here and make up for the camp and field work. The Tibetan people gathered into various Tibetan tribes, changed their nomadic herding into fixed herding, and lived separately. The Han people use the Han method, and the Tibetan people follow the Tibetan law and judgment, which is the same as the border areas.

Then the reinforcements from the camp were mixed with the battalion Tianxiang army, and the whole training and drills were carried out, just like he trained the camp Tianxiang army in western Beijing, and brought out a strong army.

As a result, there was a case of large-scale trafficking of Han women such as peony and Qiaoqiao, and everything was impossible.

This was originally a small case, but it was originally the defeat of the Khitan soldiers, and some of the Han women they captured escaped, saying that there were other people who were captured and sold by the Tibetan tribe. Du Zhongxiao issued a document to inform all ministries that the Han people who had recently been obtained, regardless of men and women, would be sent to the official and compensated. Unexpectedly, only a small number of Han men were sent back, and none of the young women were seen. After sending people to investigate, they learned that the Tibetan department was looting people everywhere and selling them privately.

No matter what orders Du Zhongxiao issued in the name of the Economic Strategy Division, no one paid attention to it at all, and no one could chase it back. sent people to investigate, but they all said that the leaders of the Tibetan people were involved, and they couldn't investigate. If you have to check, it will provoke a rebellion.

In the end, Du Zhongxiao decided to take Shisanlang to check it himself. But no matter where you find it, all you find are dead people. The reasons are strange, anyway, before the court found them, these people died. Chased all the way from Dongshengzhou to Fengzhou, this is the last batch.

There is such a case, and in the end, Du Zhongxiao will not be laughed to death if he does things according to the plan. The various ministries treat themselves as fools, and make up excuses to fool around, how will they manage in the future?

Looking at the new grave behind him, Du Zhongxiao sighed. Human life in the world is sometimes the same thing. I just killed the Khitan Emperor more than a month ago, defeated an army of 100,000, and forced Yelu Renxian away, what a scene? Appointed as the envoy of the river meandering road, he was appointed as the commander of the road, but more than 500 people could not be saved. For the Tibetan tribes, these women are the goods they buy and sell in their eyes.

I've done my best, and there's nothing to be sorry for them. But for these women, after all, it was the Han people of the Central Plains who lost them. If it weren't for despair, how could he escape when Tanglong Town was about to win? Just like the tall green mound behind him, Wang Zhaojun in it is the same as Han En, who is shallow and deep, and in the end he can't even return to his homeland.

Of course, there are all kinds of Han people in the Northland. There are those who sell their country to seek glory, those who take the initiative to Hu Hua, and those who are ashamed of the Han people, but there are also those who cherish their homeland and look south to Wang Shi for another year. Which kind of people are the mainstream, and where can it be clearly explained? Defining a type of person as mainstream is nothing more than for political purposes. For the Central Plains Dynasty, as long as it does not take the initiative to leave the Central Plains and move into Hudi, there is nothing wrong. If someone must have done something wrong, it can only be the fault of the Central Plains Dynasty that it cannot recover its homeland. For the whole, it is the Central Plains that has lost them, not them who have lost the Central Plains.

The recovered Hequ Road, the Han people under the rule, received a certain amount of compensation, it is justified. All the official slaves who moved from the Khitan were all restored to their freedom, and the land and agricultural tools were given by the government, including housing, which was free of charge. In order to take care of the Tibetan tribe under his rule, Du Zhongxiao originally wanted to use the government money to redeem the Han slaves and give them land and farm tools.

It's just that now, don't say that you will be compensated, and Du Zhongxiao will not give the preferential treatment promised before.

Most of the soldiers had fallen asleep, and the flames kept jumping. Just then, a gunshot pierced the quiet night, followed by a firework that lit up the night.

Thirteen Lang jumped up suddenly: "There is an enemy attacking, line up!" ”

The soldiers hurriedly got up, and by the light of the fire, they hurriedly formed an army formation.

After a while, a ranger rushed over, dismounted and crossed his hand to Thirteen Lang: "General, hundreds of cavalry from more than a mile are approaching!" ”

Thirteen Lang said: "You rangers follow the enemy, don't lose their tracks!" I'll bring my own soldiers to fight! ”

The knight answered the promise, turned on his horse, and went away like the wind.

Thirteen Lang came to Du Zhongxiao and said: "After a strategy, the right ranger is coming to report, and hundreds of cavalry are pressing over!" It's not far from Toyoshu, where did so many soldiers and horses come from? There's something strange about this! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What's weird. It's just that the people who fled just now went back and summoned the soldiers and horses of the Tibetan army to come and attack. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "How can they be so bold! The Khitans are not our opponents, and a few Tibetan tribes still dare to make trouble! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What's strange? Our battle was fought in Tanglong Town, and we have not fought a single battle in these states. It is also common for the Tibetan department to be dissatisfied. You lead your troops to meet them, don't have any worries, don't be afraid to kill, let them see and understand. Also, take a few and come back alive, I want to know which of them did it. Tomorrow I will return to Toyosu and find it back one by one! ”

Thirteen Lang forked his hand and agreed, turned over his horse, and led three hundred cavalry to meet him, leaving two hundred to protect Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao stood in the snow with his hands in his hands, looking at the deep dark night. After a while, there was the sound of gunfire in the distance, and the sound of earth-shattering killing.

The Fan tribe grew up on horseback, and they relied on the strength of the cavalry, and did not take the cavalry of the Song army in their eyes. Seeing that there were not many people brought by Du Zhongxiao, it was not strange to sneak attack in the dark. In fact, not only the Tibetan department, but also the Great Song court, also believed that the Tibetan people along the border were the best cavalry. In Shaanxi, there are tens of thousands of cavalry with Fanluo as the military number. With Di Qing's southern expedition, there were a large number of cavalry.

A person who has been riding a horse since childhood is certainly a good cavalry seedling, but he is not necessarily a strong army. The most important combat strength of the army is organizational ability, and the source of troops is secondary. It's just that in this era, the Song army's organizational ability is as bad as that of several surrounding countries, so it's just like this.

The gunfire gradually thinned out, getting farther and farther away, and it was obvious that Thirteen Lang led people to chase after him. These light cavalry were originally used for pursuit. This time, with Du Zhongxiao, they were all lightly armed, with a riding gun and a saber per person.

After about half an hour, Thirteen Lang came back with soldiers and horses, and sang a promise in front of Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao said: "How many people came?" What are the casualties of our army? ”

Thirteen Lang said: "There are about 300 enemies, and after being defeated, more than 100 people escaped, and they can't be chased in the dark." During the war, two of our troops were killed and 16 wounded. One hundred and eighty-three enemies were killed, one hundred and thirty-seven were killed, and forty-six were captured. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The wounded soldier should be treated by a military doctor immediately and properly cared for." The captives are carefully tied up, and they will be taken to Fengzhou tomorrow! ”

Thirteen Lang promised to deal with the wounded and guard the prisoners.

The cavalry of the Yingtianxiang army used muskets, and they were well organized, which was not comparable to the cavalry that had been put together in the vicinity of Fanluoli. When they attacked, they only hit the stone with an egg. But I haven't encountered it before, and I think it's similar to an ordinary army.

There was no word all night, and the next day dawned, the earth was white and snowy, and the snow was knee-high.

Du Zhongxiao's whole army pulled out the camp and went to Fengzhou, dozens of miles away. After walking for a few miles, Du Zhongxiao turned around and saw a tall green mound standing beside a frozen Dahei River, as if the reflection of Yin Mountain not far away.

The red sun is rising, the sunlight is sprinkled on the green mound, and the snow reflects the beautiful brilliance.

What the ancients lamented was the hardships of her leaving the fortress and the regret that she could not return to her homeland in the end. sighed that she went thousands of miles to live up to the Han court, and the Han court did not let her return to China in old age, and she was ashamed of her. Later generations praised her as a symbol of national harmony and friendship. Du Zhongxiao thought about it, ethnic friendship depends on a weak woman who travels thousands of miles, eats unpleasantly, and has been scattered for decades, and finally has to accept the customs that those Han people will never accept love, and finally cannot be buried in the homeland. Such friendship is too cheap for a nation and too harsh for a woman. True friendliness should not be exchanged for this.

Hann is shallow and deep, and the joy of life is in knowing each other. The poor green mound is gone, and there are still mourning strings left to this day.

This poem by Wang Anshi has not yet been written at this time, and of course Du Zhongxiao does not know, but it is in line with his current opinion. For this green mound, I still sigh more about this woman, Han En's grievances that she is cold and thin, and she will not be able to return to her homeland in the end, and that song is a song of resentment.

Since the Song Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has not made peace with the outside world, and it has also figured out that such a practice is useless. Instead of harming others, it is better to deal with foreign races clearly, and it is better to get closer to each other. A friend is a friend, an enemy is an enemy, don't go to mess with relatives and deceive others.

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