The scorching sun was like fire, and the vast desert scene above the wasteland was blazing with the blazing sun, and the air seemed to be distorted.

"I didn't expect that in the future, this place will change so much!" Sitting on the snow lion, Zhang Yuan looked at this eye-catching scene and felt a lot.

He remembered that when he first came, although the yellow sand and thick soil here, there were still some grasses struggling to survive, the second and third ......, the environment was worse and worse each time, compared to the grassland where Xihe City was located, under the intentional protection of Qian Tian, it was protected by very haode, and this grassland has begun to wither because of human trampling, cattle and sheep grazing unrestricted grazing, and gradually transformed towards desertification.

"Environmental protection is also needed in the expedition, otherwise it won't be long before this place will really become a desert!"

A herd of cattle and horses was driven from afar, and the quiet plain became noisy, a caravan trading back from the steppe.

Zhang Yuan glanced at it, turned around and asked, "Xie Zhongyang, has the latest information from the Northern and Southern Dynasties arrived?" ”

Xie Zhongyang said: "Not yet, the Northern and Southern Dynasties have been very chaotic recently, the Duluo Zhou Uprising is only a part of the Six Towns Uprising, other places have responded, there are attacks and wars everywhere, and there is no peace." And the surrounding steppe tribes also seem to have taken a fancy to this opportunity and rushed to send troops. ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "As far as chaos is concerned, it is a little more prosperous than the Three Kingdoms, and the cruelty is a little higher than the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, although the scale of the war is not as good as the Three Kingdoms, and the level of the war is not as good as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but he is worthy of the name of the most chaotic era in Chinese history, and even other dynasties are unwilling to intervene in the chaos!" ”

After that, Zhang Yuan looked at the blue sky and waited silently.

Over time, pass through the caravanserais. The soldiers pulled their horses and left Xiangyuan City with supplies.

This time, because of the tight schedule, Zhang Yuan had to give up the original only a few utensils, as well as heavy and inconvenient logistics supplies.

zuihou, two war horses per person, one to put weapons, and to carry ten days of dry food, canned food. One rides, while some carry heavy armor, others share the burden.

"General. General Weidong, the defender of Xiangyuan City, asks to see! ”

"Lead the way!" Zhang Yuan turned around and rode back to the city.

Xiangyuan City was the easternmost city of the Han Dynasty, and it was also the forefront of the tribes that refused to defend the direction of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Now, the Northern and Southern Dynasties are in a mess, and in comparison, no tribe will stupidly kick the iron plate of the Han Dynasty. And give up the soft persimmon of the North and South Dynasties.

So, compared to the great battle in the west. The barbarians to the south rebelled. The Xiongnu in the north and the east are very calm.

Because of this calm, the player lords of the eastern side of the Fortress are particularly rare, and the trade side is extremely prosperous.

It is better planned than the west, the scale is large, and it requires strength to get started. The east side has become the first choice for small and medium-sized caravans without strength, and it is also the preferred scattered trading place for players.

As a result, the grasslands facing the east of the city, which are close to human habitation, gradually disappeared under this flood of trade. Turning into a plain desert at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the west, because of the Yuanzhou Players Alliance led by Xihe City, not only the scale of trade is large, but also pays more attention to long-term interests, the unification of the trading market is not chaotic, and the environment is naturally protected.

"Weixi General Zhang Yuan, Zhang Zhengyuan!" Zhang Yuan looked at the thirty-five or sixteen man in front of him, with a dark yellow complexion, and said with a fist: "I have long admired the name of General Zheng Ji of Weidong, and it is worthy of the name!" ”

Zheng Ji is also a historical celebrity, and everyone may not be familiar with it, after all, there are countless celebrities in history. As for Zheng Ji, what impressed Zhang Yuan the most was "Hanshu. The sentence in the Biography of Zheng Ji.

"The call of the Han Dynasty is to carry out the Western Regions, which began with Zhang Qian and became Zheng Ji."

Zheng Ji, a native of Huiji in the Western Han Dynasty (now Wu County, Jiangsu), joined the army as a soldier and counted out the Western Regions.

When Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he served as a squire, led the soldiers to plow the Tuntian canal, and because of the meritorious service of the soldiers of the Western Regions to attack the chariot division, he was promoted to defend Sima, so that the southwest road of Shanshan was protected.

In 60 B.C., the Xiongnu led more than 10,000 people to return to the Han Dynasty, and 50,000 people from Zheng Jifa and Qiuzi countries welcomed him. The Huns' servants were all dismissed. Hanzhi protected the Western Regions, governed the Wulei City, and ruled the Western Regions.

Zheng Ji was appointed as the first protector of the Western Regions.

When Zheng Ji heard this, he solemnly arched his fist and said: "There is comparable to Zhang Zhengyuan!" The battle of the Yuan Dynasty, if it weren't for the expedition to block the 100,000 army of Yuan Nu, the general of Zhenyuan was afraid that the back road would be copied, and the morale of the front-line combat generals would be hit, and the border states such as Yuan and Long would also be in danger, although I was stationed in Xiangyuan City, I hated to fight with you! If Brother Zhengyuan doesn't dislike it, just call me Zheng Ji! ”

The Book of Han records that Zheng Ji has a strong temperament and is ambitious. When he was young, he "joined the army as a soldier and counted out the Western Regions", which can be seen one or two.

"It's all a matter of the job, I think if Brother Zheng Ji were there, he would be like me, breaking those uneven Yuan slaves, maybe you can do better!" Zhang Yuan said modestly. Although it is the truth, it also hides the role that Zhao Min played in it, if there is no Zhao Min, the army of 100,000 seems to be a lot, but Zhang Yuan is confident that he will be defeated with one blow.

Zheng Ji said: "I don't know if Zhengyuan is busy, why don't you go to my house and sit?" ”

The official rank of the two seems to be the same, but Zhang Yuan is a new general, and Zheng Ji became a general of Weidong earlier than him.

But now he doesn't treat people, Zhang Yuan said with a sad face: "The general allows me half a month, and it takes eight or nine days to go back and forth, if it is delayed on the road, I am afraid that things will be difficult to achieve, I hope to ask Brother Zheng Ji to forgive me, if I have time, I will invite Brother Zheng Ji to apologize!" ”

"Oh, it's so urgent, I don't know if Brother Zhengyuan can reveal a thing or two!" Zheng Ji said and waved his hand, and the guards who followed him carefully guarded the surroundings, although this was a request, but Zhang Yuan knew that Zheng Ji was on official business, and he sent thousands of soldiers to his territory, if there was no military order, how could he dare to rest assured that Zhang Yuan would enter and exit at will?

Zheng Ji said this, Zhang Yuan was happy to push the boat, handed over the military order to Zheng Ji and recognized it, and at the same time admired the other party in his heart, worthy of being a famous general in history. The inspection of the original duty of this hand has been played by him, and he is really a person who is thick on the outside and fine on the inside.

Zheng Ji was like this, not only gave Zhang Yuan face, but also achieved his goal.

You must know that Zhang Yuan and Zheng Ji are at the same level, if Zheng Ji asks for a check on the military order, Zhang Yuan will naturally not refuse, but when the two are at the same level, it is inevitable to leave a bad influence. And Zheng Ji's hand made Zhang Yuan unable to refuse, and also gave Zhang Yuan a step. It's all face.

"Where the duty is, there is a lot of offense, please take care of Brother Zhengyuan, and I wish Brother Zhengyuan a victory here!" Zheng Ji read the military order issued by Xi Juan with a glance and ten lines, and handed it over with both hands. Confess your apologies.

Such a humble act of treating people naturally won Zhang Yuan's favor. It made Zhang Yuan feel a little ashamed. Said solemnly: "If Brother Zheng Ji looks at it, don't say anything like offending, come back this time, if you have time, you will find Brother Zheng Ji to drink with you, don't get drunk and don't return!" ”

"Ding. Congratulations to the player for gaining Zheng Ji's favor, +20 friendship! ”

Zheng Ji said happily: "Okay, so-and-so is here waiting for his brother's return!" ”

"Then I'll take my leave!"

The two were intimate with each word. It's like a long-time friend.

Zheng Ji even went out to send Zhang Yuan ten miles, and the etiquette was not only done enough, but also more fine. Knowing that the other party did it on purpose, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel good about him.

To the extent that a person can do this, regardless of whether he has ulterior motives or not, he is already quite in place, and he is all satisfied with people's vanity, and Zhang Yuan is naturally not exempt from vulgarity.

Galloping on the plain, the loess desert gradually disappeared, dotted with grass, a river slowly flowed into the Han Dynasty, and the scene of green grass and blue sky slowly appeared in the place where the eye could see.

After more than ten minutes of separation, Zhang Yuan was still thinking about Zheng Ji in his heart, and the more he reminisced, the more he valued the other party in his heart.

"This Zheng Ji, loyal and honest on the outside, meticulous and principled on the inside, no wonder he was able to leave his name in history in the end, leaving a great name for future generations, 'Ban Chao opened up and operated the Western Regions, Zhang Qian conquered the Western Regions, Zheng Ji ruled the Western Regions, and established the first Western Regions Protector.' If this means the city government, how can it not be successful?! ”

On the other side, Zheng Ji and the others returned to Xiangyuan City, and Vice Admiral Cheng asked curiously: "This General Weixi is just a new general, and the general will not need a few days to be promoted now, why treat him like this?" Even, some of them have passed, right? ”

Yu Cheng wanted to say whether Zheng Ji was blaspheming himself and putting his position in the position of Zhang Yuan's subordinates, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt that it was a little inappropriate and swallowed back.

Zheng Ji's behavior, in the eyes of his subordinates, was like receiving Shangguan, although it was not out of line, but it was somewhat courteous.

Zheng Ji didn't think it was wrong, and asked rhetorically: "What do you think of this Zhang Zhengyuan?" ”

"Although he is an alien, he is young, but he has some strength, more than 3,000 soldiers and soldiers, murderous, at a glance, he is a strong soldier in a hundred battles, brave and brave, and his potential is endless!" When Yu Cheng talked about Zhang Yuan's troops, his face was full of envy, jealousy and hatred, but then he was puzzled and said: "Even if this is the case, it won't let the general be like this, right?" ”

There are no troops to make friends, but they are too attentive, it seems that there is no benefit, but it will cause the other party to dislike it, with his understanding of Zheng Ji, Zheng Ji should not be the kind of person who makes stupid mistakes.

"Old Yu, you're still too tender!" Zheng Ji shook his head with a smile and said, "What you see is only the surface, let me ask you, how is the war in the west now?" ”

Yu Cheng puffed up his chest and said proudly: "My Han Dynasty won a complete victory, killing 600,000 enemies, and there was no return!" ”

For this great war, every person in the Han Dynasty is extremely proud, even if they are these soldiers, it is inevitable, now in Chang'an City, I don't know how many people apply to Liu Bang, hoping to join Xi Juan's command!

Zheng Ji asked again: "Did the Yuan Dynasty surrender?" ”

"How is it possible, the thoughts of those Yuan slaves, the world knows, how can they surrender like this!" Although Yu Cheng and the others were separated by 108,000 miles, they still had a clear understanding of the war in the Han Dynasty.

Zheng Ji asked with a smile: "Then how long do you estimate that those Yuan slaves will make a comeback?" ”

This question is stumped by Yu Cheng, after all, he has not really come into contact with the Yuan Dynasty, although he has some guesses in his heart, but who knows whether it is right or wrong? zuihou simply played a scoundrel: "I said general, you don't sell off the guanzi anymore, I'm old and not smart, you better tell me directly!" ”

Zheng Ji put his hands behind his back and said lightly: "Now no one knows how long the Yuan-Han War broke out, but Zhang Zhengyuan left the garrison city at this time and went to the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It can be seen that General Zhenyuan attaches great importance to this Zhang Zhengyuan, and everything else is not important, so it is worth me to befriend him, even if it seems to outsiders to be a stammer, a flattery! ”

He is not a general who can only fight, in fact, his political wisdom is not low, otherwise he would not be able to become the first protector of the Western Regions and control the countries of the Western Regions.

"The general wants to transfer ......!"

At this point, Yu Cheng still didn't understand Zheng Ji's thoughts.

Although the east side is also a border fortress, since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there has been no war at all.

Because there is no big enemy on the other side, and the small enemy is attracted by the chaotic dynasty on the other side. (To be continued......)