Chapter 288: Overnight at the Ranch

Under the gazebo, Hua An and Xie An talked about the past and the present, appreciating the world, and had the meaning of seeing each other and hating each other, and the two talked for more than an hour, and then dispersed when the sun sank in the west.

During the conversation, Hua An praised Xie An's talent many times, and suggested that he serve the country, but Xie An always refused, he seemed to be used to the love of the landscape, and had no interest in being an official at all, Hua An had no choice but to shake his head and sigh, and let it go.

At the time of parting, Hua An wanted to send a doe to Xie An, but Xie An laughed and rejected Hua An's good intentions to show that he did not invite Hua An to the mountain for the sake of coveting elk.

After separating from Xie An, Hua An led the team for half an hour, and only after the sun completely set did they arrive at the pre-agreed meeting place, which was very bad for Thunderstorm, Zhao Wu, and Tie Niu, they thought that Hua An was lost in the mountains, and was about to go into the mountains to look for them, but saw that Hua An had come slowly.

"Big brother, why are you here! It's getting dark, and how many of us think you're lost? As soon as Thunderstorm saw Huaan, he complained.

"Yo, what is this, elk, big brother has caught so many elk." Iron Bull's gaze was drawn to the elk on horseback.

Hua An smiled slightly and said, "A palm-sized mountain, how can the eldest brother get lost?" But he captured a dozen elk alive, haha! What about you? The result? ”

Thunderstorm, Zhao Wu, and Tie Niu suddenly came to their senses when they heard this, and they all showed their results.

Under the light of the torches, Hua An saw very clearly that the prey hunted by the three of them was no less than himself, all kinds of beasts and birds, but unfortunately they were all dead and could not be put in the pasture to raise.

Hua'an first praised a few people, and then said his idea of expanding the breeding species, and all the generals agreed after listening to it.

When passing by the land of Tuntian, Hua'an put the captured elk alive into the pasture in charge of the pro-military camp, and let the soldiers of the pro-military camp take care of these precious elk.

At this time, it was getting late, and Hua'an decided not to return to the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and directly stayed at the garrison of the pro-military camp ranch for one night.

After Hua'an dismounted, he stood on a small hill next to the station, looking at the surrounding pasture fence and the two-story building for soldiers to rest, this was a barren land a few months ago, and now, after his own construction, a house that can accommodate 200 people has been built here, and four fences of different sizes are built around the house, among them, there are three male horses and more than 50 female horses in one fence, and a fence next to it is a dozen elk that have just been put in, The remaining two fences are still empty.

In each enclosure, there are warehouses that can store various breeding materials and livestock sheds that can shelter from the rain to ensure that the animals will not go hungry and will not be exposed to the rain.

There are 1,000 soldiers in the pro-soldier battalion, of which 900 are stationed in the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and only 100 people are guarding the pasture, and these 100 soldiers can only stay in the ranch for three days, and then they will be replaced by the next team of soldiers.

In this way, the soldiers were only three days a month in the pastures, and the remaining twenty-seven days were spent in the large battalions, and their combat effectiveness would not be affected in any way, of course, because the agricultural work had already passed, and when the agricultural work was busy, most of the troops would have to be drawn up to work.

"Big brother, what are you thinking?" Wang San quietly walked to Hua An's side.

Hua An glanced back at Wang San, pointed to the surrounding dark mountains, and said intoxicatedly: "Big brother is thinking, in a few years, the mountains here will be full of deer, horses, cattle and sheep, what kind of scene should it be!" It must be very beautiful. ”

"Yes! The water and grass here are abundant, and as long as it is managed properly, herds of cattle, sheep, deer and horses will appear here for a maximum of five years. Wang San is full of confidence in breeding.

Hua An nodded, suddenly looked at the north, and asked lightly: "Wang San, have you ever been to the Central Plains?" ”

Wang San touched his head, shook his head and said, "No, I've never been there." ”

Hua An smiled slightly, pointed to the north, and said: "Three years ago, I went north to the Central Plains on the order of my teacher, and there is also a large area of abundant water and grass near Yecheng in the Central Plains. It was there that the eldest brother met Thunderstorm and Zhao Wu. ”

"It's dozens of times bigger here, so it must be a herd of cattle and sheep!" Wang San had an excited look on his face.

Hua An shook his head and sneered: "I haven't seen many cattle and sheep, but jackals are rampant and devastated!" ”

"Oh, how so?" Wang San was a little puzzled.

Hua'an carefully encircled the stone tiger to occupy the land, regarded the Han people as hunting objects, and forbade the Han people to throw stones at wild beasts again, these things had been said when Hua'an had just returned from the Central Plains, just casual words, Wang San did not remember too much.

"It's a pity that a piece of feng shui treasure land was ruined by Shi Hu like this." Wang San was very indignant.

Hua An pursed his lips, stretched out his hand to the north, and said: "Don't be a pity, ten years later, our army will invade the Central Plains and build a much larger pasture near Yecheng, when the time comes, we will raise more cattle and sheep, so that the people of the Central Plains can live a good life." ”

"Ten years later, our army will invade the Central Plains, big brother, can we really do it?" Wang San was clearly skeptical of Huaan's assumptions.

Hua An smiled lightly and said confidently: "Big brother said a few days ago, Shi Hu will die in ten years, and the Central Plains will inevitably be in chaos. ”

"Well, big brother, I believe in you, ten years later, wave the Northern Expedition and recover the Central Plains." Wang San shouted loudly.

"Haha! It's not too early, go back to bed! Hua An patted Wang San on the shoulder, turned around and walked towards the house behind him.

Wang San smiled faintly, turned around and caught up with Hua'an.

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Early the next morning, Hua An first led his generals around the pasture, and then rode back to the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

After arriving at the main camp, Hua An first rested for a while, and then supervised the training of soldiers and horses in each army and battalion, and reminded the soldiers to keep training at all times and be ready for war at any time.

Although Hua An has the intention of cultivating for ten years, there are many neighboring countries around Dajin, and the enemy may not give Dajin a chance to cultivate for ten years.

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Half a year later, at the autumn equinox, the crops in the fields are ripe, and the yellow and clear patches are very charming.