"Yin Mountain is the back, the Yellow River is the string, the people and horses are the arrows, the city is the shield, the north controls the grassland, the south locks the land of Guanlong, it is really a place of military victory, no wonder the Qin Emperor and the two emperors of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate to spend countless national resources to seize this land!

On the old site of Shuofang and Wuyuan, two cities were rebuilt, facing each other across the river, supporting each other, and then eight acropolises, hundreds of barriers, sentry posts, and beacon towers were built to form a complete defense system! ”

In the camp of Mayi-Zhongjun, Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, concentrating, using yellow mud, white sand, wooden blocks, and stones...... I made a sand table that is nine feet long and six feet wide, and has accurate proportions!

Mountains, rivers, grasslands, deserts above...... The production is vivid, and it also uses a variety of terrain and clever collocation to set up a military defense line, which can be attacked, retreated and defended, solid as a rock, and as stable as Mount Tai!

After the idea of the defense line was completed, Xiao Yi was not happy at all, but his face was sad, the reason is very simple, no matter how fine the sand table is, it is just talk on paper, if you want to turn the virtual into reality, you need to invest a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources!

In order to support this army, it needs more than three times the population, reclaim the land, irrigate the fertile land, and provide a steady stream of grain, grass and soldiers, otherwise, it will be difficult to break for a long time without roots!

The problem is that the main army is advancing eastward for reinforcements, and the remaining soldiers are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, and they are already overstretched in the cities around Mayi and Yanmen.

Even if the garrison is drawn from Guanzhong and Luoyang, the population with the army cannot be solved, the world is in chaos, the war has been fought for many years, and the people are ten rooms and nine empty, how to relocate the people and reclaim the border?

If you don't have enough population, you can't solve the problem of grain, grass and soldiers, if you follow the Qin Straight Road, from Guanzhong to the north, the road is far away, difficult and difficult, not to mention, you have to recruit countless people, every stone of grain transported, the consumption on the way is more than forty times, enough to drag down a big empire!

There are no soldiers, no people, no food - even if Sun Wu and Bai Qi are resurrected, they will not be able to hold the Hetao area, in that case, the Huns will take advantage of the weakness to enter!

The Huns did not leave, but stationed on the west bank of the Yellow River, watching the movements of the Han army, and preparing rafts, repairing ordnance, and killing a horse gun at any time.

Xiao Yi is a third-rate traverser, no cheats, no gold fingers, and no paper cutting for horses and beans into soldiers, but there is a good saying: where there is a will, there is a way, as long as the mind is used, God will help!

"Qi Qi Da Sima, there are people and horses from Changshan County, the army erects a 'Zhang' character handsome flag, the striker has arrived in Mayi, whether it is war or peace, please decide quickly!"

"Just in time! -- Send an order to let them camp outside the city, not near our camp, and send some fat sheep and wine, and treat them well! ”

"No! - Obey military orders! ”

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"Long! --Prosperous! Prosperous! ”

On the east road of Mayi City, a huge team is marching, dusty, people shouting and neighing, connecting the front and back for dozens of miles, at least 120,000 horses, slowly moving westward, approaching Mayi!

What is surprising is that this team is not Cao Jun, nor Yuan Jun, the dress is messy, the queue is not neat, in addition to the soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons, but also mixed with ragged clothes, women and children carrying farm tools on their shoulders, it is not so much an army as a group of refugees!

At the front of the team, there is an apricot yellow flag, in the middle of a big 'Zhang' word, red as blood, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and there are eight words at the bottom: the sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand!

A general under the banner, wearing an iron helmet, wearing stainless steel armor, holding a three-pointed two-edged knife, sitting down on a curly-haired yellow, handsome and arrogant, is the leader of the Yellow Turban of Montenegro - Zhang Yan!

Zhang Yan, whose surname is Chu, Changshan Zhendingren, the disciple of Zhang Jiao, 'Tiangong General', later changed his surname to Zhang, plagiarized and defended bravely, agile and outstanding, called "Feiyan" in the army, after the Zhang Jiao brothers died in battle, Zhang Yan led the remnants of the people, continued to fight against the imperial court, trying to complete the great cause of the Yellow Turban!

However, Zhang Yan's luck is not good, he led the crowd several times, and all of them met Xiao Yi, but the army was defeated and fled, the people were scattered, and he made a wedding dress for nothing.

Two years ago, Xiao Yi lurked in Hebei, incorporated hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, and when he crossed the river to the south, he asked Zhang Yan to take a group of men and horses to continue to stay in Changshan and Yunzhong, relying on the mountainous terrain to maneuver with the enemy army and disturb the rear of Yuan's army!

After Cao's army launched a large-scale northern expedition, taking advantage of the fact that Yuan's army was fully capable of resisting the enemy and the rear was empty, Zhang Yan once again raised troops to capture the city, coerced the population, and occupied Changshan, Yunzhong, and several counties, becoming a force to be reckoned with!

Before Xiao Yi attacked Ma Yi, he sent someone to contact Zhang Yan and asked him to lead the crowd to return and help him, and made a promise: to protect him from glory and wealth, and to seal his wife and son!

However, Zhang Yan agreed verbally, but he did not move, first, he was taboo and did not want to give up the great cause of the Yellow Turban, and turned to the Han court; The second is that the war situation is chaotic, and it is believed that in the war of the state, the Cao army is not sure of victory!

It wasn't until Xiao Yi showed his might, defeated the strong with the weak, killed Liu Bao and Wu Wei, annihilated the 100,000 Huns, and completely occupied the city of Bingzhou, Zhang Yan was convinced and obediently led his troops to return!

"The last general congratulates the Great Sima, defeated the Huns, and raised the power of the Saiwai, the Montenegrin Army - 57,000 soldiers, 160,000 family members of the army, have come to Mayi City, waiting for the dispatch of the Great Sima!"

After setting up camp, Zhang Yan led more than a dozen leaders to visit the Chinese army's big tent.

But after meeting, under Xiao Yi's ghostly gaze, Zhang Yan trembled, knelt down obediently, and handed over the roster of deployment, no matter when and where, the boss will always be the boss!

More than a dozen yellow turban leaders trembled and touched the ground with their foreheads, and they didn't dare to look up at all, in front of the ghost-faced Xiao Lang, the bandits who robbed homes and houses also became well-behaved sheep!

"The virtuous brother abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and took the initiative to submit to the court, but it couldn't be better, and from then on, he peeled off the thief's skin and became an official of the Han family, and his descendants will enjoy wealth forever!

I have already written to the Prime Minister, and I have crowned you as the General of Pingbei, and you will be the Marquis of Anguo Pavilion, and you will still command the people of the headquarters, and as for the place where the army is stationed, it has also been arranged! ”

Xiao Yi sat in a handsome position, did not get angry and arrogant, let Zhang Yan and others sit down and drink, and gave official seals, official robes, armor, and swords...... He took out half a roll of cowhide and threw it over, it was half of the Hetao Plain!

As a commander, you must be able to know people, and be able to use people, Zhang Yan has a fierce personality, brave and good at fighting, just like a raging horse, although it can travel thousands of miles a day, but unfortunately it is difficult to control, and the tens of thousands of horses under his command are also uneven and extremely gangster!

If such generals and teams are incorporated into the Cao army, it is inevitable that they will not listen to orders and delay military aircraft, and if they are resettled, they are afraid that they will harass the people and cause trouble to the people, which is really a headache!

Therefore, Xiao Yi thought of a good way, that is, 'turn thieves into soldiers and reclaim the border', let them be stationed in the Qiantao area, build cities, and reclaim fields, which not only consolidated the Han frontier, but also solved the problem of resettlement, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!

The front set area - the land is fertile, the water and grass are abundant, and the area is also very open, enough for 200,000 Yellow Turban troops to toss, in addition, they are brave and good at fighting, full of wildness, and they will not suffer a loss when dealing with the Huns, if it is the people of the mainland - diligent, honest, there will be no scum left to eat!

"The last general thanks Da Sima for his kindness, he will definitely obey the military order, guard the border, open up the territory for the Han Dynasty, and make new contributions, if there is a violation, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!"

Holding the front set of maps in both hands, Zhang Yan led a group of leaders, knelt on their knees, bowed to worship, and solemnly swore a poisonous oath!

Before coming to Guishun, Zhang Yan was secretly worried, for fear that he would seize the military power, dismiss the people, and then give a false position and be placed under house arrest in Xuchang City, in that case, he would be a 'public servant' for the rest of his life!

I never thought that it would be reused, the general, the marquis, the soldiers and horses, stationed in the front set of grasslands, free, unrestrained, self-contained, too much appetite for themselves!

Of course, Zhang Yan also knew in his heart that if he wanted to be at ease, he had to follow Xiao Yi closely, and from now on, he would not listen to the emperor's decree, regardless of the Prime Minister's order, and only recognize the boss alone!

Next, everyone pushed the glasses and changed the glasses, and drank the wine until sunset, and then the guests and hosts returned happy......

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The next day, Zhang Yan reorganized his people, changed into the banner and clothing of the Han army, officially changed the flag, and received armor, grain and grass, cloth, and refined salt...... Hold high the flag, sing triumphant songs, and go to the front set mightily, becoming a border army!

At the same time, Xiao Yi handed over all the 30,000 Huns captured in the Battle of Mayi to Zhao Yanran, became her herdsmen, and sent many officials, scribes, and craftsmen...... Let her be stationed in the grassland of the back set, echo with the front set, and help each other!

On the soft sheepskin couch, Xiao Yi touched Zhao Yanran's lower abdomen and gave their future son a nice name: Xiao Zhan - Dragon Battle in the wild, its blood is yellow, do you want to be thousands of miles of grassland, just use the scimitar in your hand to compete with others!

After learning the news, Zhao Lang faced the surging Yellow River, was silent for a long time, and then pulled out the camp overnight, waved his army into the western set, and sent 50,000 horses, 100,000 strong cattle, and 500,000 fat sheep...... Even if it is a bet to lose to Xiao Yi, it also means surrender!

Since then, there has been no major war between Han and Hungary, and the two sides have opened mutual markets and coexisted peacefully...... It wasn't until a few years later that Zhao Yanran's son grew up and competed with Zhao Lang's descendants for the position of Xiongnu-Da Danyu, and the sword soldiers of the Hetao Plain rose again and the beacon fire was rekindled!

The battle in Bingzhou came to an end, and next, the army was waved to Jizhou and fought against Yuan Jun, Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong......

(End of chapter)