The grain transport team brought Lu Bu not only food and grass, but also news that Zhang Liao arrived in the Western Regions.
When Lu Bu was at the beginning when he heard that Zhang Liao arrived in the Western Regions, he was still happy.
After all, he is an old friend.
But soon Lu Bu became unhappy...
The reason for the unhappiness was not that Lu Bu knew Zhang Liao's actions in Xihai City, but that Lu Bu discovered that there was some meat coming with the food and grass.
Marinated bacon.
The grain transport team set out before Zhang Liao took action. They didn't know what Zhang Liao did after they left, so Lu Bu just knew that the grain transport team was organized by Zhang Liao to transport it.
So these bacon were sent by Zhang Liao?
Lu Bu looked at the piece of bacon in his hand and pondered without saying a word.
He knew what kind of meat this was, but what he didn't know was that Zhang Liao didn't have enough time to check the items in the grain transport team at that time. In order to avoid being discovered by Zhang Liao, the minor officials in Xihai City naturally made some concealment, so they were transported in normal bacon.
Lu Bu spent most of his life on the battlefield. On the battlefield, he naturally killed people, so he had more than any general teacher that any surgeon had ever seen in later generations. The people killed by Lu Bu had already exceeded the four-digit number, and may be almost close to five-digit number. And ordinary butchers, even if they don't rest every day during the year, they kill pigs on the first day of the Lunar New Year. If one or two heads a day, they will have to kill nearly fifteen years to kill ten thousand pigs.
So Lu Bu is very familiar with the smell of this meat.
The texture of this meat is like beef meat, but the smell is even more fishy than beef, like a mixture of sheep smell and uncastrated pig smell. Does it taste...
Lu Bu naturally had eaten it.
In the north, in the Sanfu, Chang'an, Heluo, and Central Plains, they have all eaten. They have eaten it in all dynasties, and only those who do not go crazy after eating it can survive.
Therefore, Lu Bu was not very disgusted with this kind of meat, but he couldn't say he liked it. He just didn't understand why Zhang Liao wanted to send this meat? This reduced Lu Bu's joy of seeing his old friend soon, but he had a little more doubts in his heart.
Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan...
Lu Bu pondered, what was he going to do?
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In Qiuci City.
Now in the palace that seems broken and messy, Baishan stands in the palace that has been robbed and devastated.
The throne on the steps was pushed down and smashed into pieces, and the gems inlaid on them were pried away, just like gems elsewhere in the palace.
The exquisite decorations were also taken away, and the rest were some wreckage and rags that no one wanted.
"This palace... I remember it was built for seven years..." Baishan showed some sarcastic smiles, "It only took one day now... Oh, strictly speaking, it was not even a day... Is it worth it?"
Baishan walked slowly forward, and a broken clay Buddha head blocked his feet.
Even though he had half of his head and half of his face missing, the Buddha's head still smiled gently, as if he was willing to accept the current ruin.
"Hmph!" Bai Shan kicked the Buddha's head away, watched the Buddha's head fly up and fall, and then cracked into more scattered mud. "Is this what you want? The magic power is boundless, ha?"
Baishan and Bai Su had completely different attitudes towards Buddhism. At first, the two people only had different acceptances of Buddhism, but soon they became unable to agree on it, and then they kept quarreling. Most of the time, Bai Su could not convince Baishan, and could only use violence or authority to put pressure on Baishan.
Bai Shan finally shut up.
Then it was changed to doing...
Lu Bu's arrival allowed Baishan to find the best opportunity.
It is obvious that in the face of violence, the clay Buddha statue is useless.
The Buddha statue made of gold and silver was stolen.
"I said it earlier!" Bai Shan stood in front of a pile of blood before the broken throne and said with a sneer, "In this place, begging for Buddha is asking for death! You have been a Buddhist for so many years. Is there any Buddha who came to save you when you die? Is there anyone who offered to those monks you usually offer to save you? The money, manpower and material resources you spent in this area can save you? I have said it long ago, and I have said it long ago...
Bai Shan sneered, but tears came from the corners of his eyes, and then he wiped it off quickly.
"I'm not wrong. Yes, I'm not wrong." Bai Shan said gritting his teeth, "These Buddhists, these monks, and you are the abscesses on Kucha! If you don't squeeze out the pus, it will never be cured! If you squeeze out the pus, it will naturally cause bleeding... Your method is not working, it's wrong, mine is right. Now, it's time to follow my method... I... I'm not wrong..."
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『I...I'm not wrong!』
Wei Xu's understanding of special meats is different from that of Lu Bu.
Wei Xu believed that this was a threat sent by Zhang Liao...
Wei Xu even thought that Zhang Liao might have known something, so he specially used this method to remind Lu Bu that Zhang Liao's ultimate goal was to kill him!
Wei Xu swallowed.
He felt guilty.
Most people feel guilty when they are thieves.
Wei Xu is obviously one of the majority, even if he can pretend to be nothing in his daily life.
"Yes! I'm not wrong!" Wei Xu emphasized, and then cheered himself up, "Everything I did is for the Protector! It's all for the Protector! I am the most loyal to the Protector! Loyalty! Only I am the one who truly thinks about the Protector, only I!"
Wei Xu came to see Lu Bu after he was so angry that he came to pay homage to Lu Bu. Because he knew what Lu Bu liked and didn't like, he must not be like a thief.
"The Protector, Zhang Wenyuan... This is a bad person!" Wei Xu said in a deep voice, as if he had discovered some shocking secret, and said what Wei Xu thought was the most important and the easiest to impress Lu Bu. "Zhang Wenyuan came here this time, definitely not to help the Protector..."
Sure enough, Lu Bu's face became a little gloomy, "What do you say?"
Wei Xu lowered his head and concealed the possible pride in his eyes. "The Protectorate values ​​friendship, and I shouldn't have said it... But since I am a subordinate of the Protectorate, I have to say it..."
Lu Bu was silent for a while, "Say, I won't blame you."
Wei Xu thanked Lu Bu, "Daduo Protector, if I came from Longyou to help Daduo Protector, I would at least bring people, food, grass and equipment, instead of like Zhang Wenyuan now, I just brought hundreds of people, and then there was no... extra food, grass and equipment..."
『…』Lu Bu first covered his tightly pursed mouth with his hands, and then slowly stroked his beard down. He moved very slowly and his eyes were very cold.
『…Zhang Wenyuan left the Protector of the Great Destiny very early, he…』 Wei Xu glanced at Lu Bu quickly, “At least I am still loyal to the Protector of the Great Destiny… We don’t have much food and grass anymore, and those cured meats were also something I did just in case… If there is really something at that time, the blame will be on me alone, and the Protector will never be involved!』
Wei Xu confessed first.
He took the blame on himself.
Although there is no relevant food safety law for making special meat, no one will buy it back and then say that it is a three-no product and will be compensated ten times the compensation, but it will be attributed to the crime of murder, so it is still very serious if you really care about it.
But Wei Xu knew that Lu Bu liked this...
It’s not that Lu Bu likes to eat these meats, but that Wei Xu knew that Lu Bu liked this way of speaking.
Everything is for Lu Bu’s good, even if it’s going up the mountain and down the sea of ​​fire!
Don’t worry if you can really do it later, at least this moment will make Lu Bu feel very happy when he hears it.
It's enough to be happy.
"You asked them to find those people to get meat?" Lu Bu asked.
Wei Xu said: "I'm going to find those Hu people."
"Yeah." Lu Bu nodded, "Hu Ren... is nothing. If Wen Yuan asks questions at that time, you will say that I ordered it, and it's not your business."
In Lu Bu's mind, is Hu? Well, it's just like raising a dog.
If it is useful, use it; if it is useless, kill it.
Anyway, there is no "dog lover" who jumps up and finds fault with Lu Bu. Of course, even if there is really, Lu Bu doesn't care. He even said that he would be very happy to let such "dog lovers" really love dogs and experience the joy of having a dog...
"Major Protector..." Wei Xu blinked hard to make himself shine more tears. He was already very skilled in this method. "How can this be done? How can I do what I do..."
Lu Bu waved his hand impatiently, "I said it! That's it!"
Taking care of my younger brother and making himself look more powerful is also a simple happiness for Lu Bu. Just like in history, he heard that Liu Bei was bullied by Yuan Shu, so he just stood up without saying a word, and didn't even have time to discuss some real and practical exchanges of interests with Liu Bei.
Wei Xu bowed deeply and gave Lu Bu enough face.
"Okay, what are the less false rituals?" Lu Bu said, as if he didn't care about the etiquette at all.
Wei Xu knew that the more Lu Bu said this, the more he had to do the etiquette. So he did not stop because of this, but kowtowed on the ground again. He thanked Lu Bu again, and sat down again in the words Lu Bu seemed a little proud and pretended to be impatient.
"What do you think Zhang Wenyuan... is going to do?" After Wei Xu sat down again, Lu Bu frowned and asked, "Does he want me to stop? Is this what he means, or... the cavalry means?"
Wei Xu replied in a low voice: "This is mostly what the cavalry means..."
"Why?" Lu Bu lowered his head slightly, his eyelids rolled up, "What do you want to... do? If you want to change me, or..."
Wei Xu hesitated deliberately, "No way... I don't think the cavalry is like that..."
Lu Bu waved his hand, "You don't understand at all, you can't be too honest, you're like a good person... just go and do your business..."
Wei Xu secretly exhaled, "Then let's prepare for the logistics matters..."
"Yeah..." Lu Bu nodded.
Wei Xu left.
Lu Bu sat alone in his seat.
The hustle and bustle outside the big tent seems to be very far away.
Just like his youthful years back then, it seems to be very far away when I think about it now...
"No, I can't retreat."
Lu Bu said slowly, as if he was talking to himself, as if he was saying to someone, "There are many Hu people in the Western Regions, which are very chaotic. According to the previous method, there will still be problems, so... it is not wrong to lead it out in advance, I am not wrong... So, I cannot retreat. I cannot retreat. Once I retreat, it is not wrong, it is also wrong..."
『I have retreated...』 Lu Bu closed his eyes and murmured with emotion, 『Now... I can't retreat...』
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Spring is getting stronger and all things sprout.
There were more birds and more beasts in the clear sky, and there were more animals in the grasslands and mountains. Some snow on the hills and undulating mountains began to melt, and then flowed along the stream into the river, winding in the distant horizon.
In the eighth year of Taixing, the sudden conflict broke the peace that had finally been reestablished in the Western Regions. Chaos was still growing. In the area around Cheshi, iron blood had already destroyed the original peace. The abandoned villages and pastures in front of him made Gao Shun feel extremely anxious.
This place has approached the capital of Cheshihou Kingdom, or the place where the royal court is located, Wutugu.
Gao Shun rode his horse on the halfway of a small hill and looked at the soldiers moving forward along the edge of the hill. Then he and several guards got off the horse, climbed the gray and black rocks mixed with green, and climbed to the top of the hill.
The hill bag is not high, and it is not very difficult to climb, it is just difficult to ride.
Soon, Gao Shun climbed up the mountain bag with several guards. He stopped in the direction of the village in the distance for a moment...
If the war had not happened, Gao Shun believed that in this season of all things growth, the villagers near that village must have driven cattle and sheep to grazle everywhere, and might start to turn out to turn the land to prepare for sowing seeds.
And now there are no cattle and sheep, no farmland, no villagers, and nothing but ruins.
The Che Shi Houguo retreated, but the Che Shi people used the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields.
On the battlefield, never expect your enemies to be stupider than yourself.
Gao Shun's body still seemed tall and straight. He looked square and was a bit handsome, but his serious and rigid personality made him unable to give others too much intimacy, nor was he very popular with soldiers. The soldiers prefer people like Zhang Liao, and have the ability. Are they as arrogant as Lu Bu and not as rigid as Gao Shun, who can joke on weekdays and win during battles...
In his early years, Gao Shun was extremely strict in his military administration. He violated military law by his subordinates and soldiers, so he would beat them up at every turn. This made the soldiers more afraid of Gao Shun than obeyed.
Back then, the military disciplines of the Bingzhou Army and the soldiers of Xiliang were relatively scattered. Lu Bu didn't care about anything. Although Zhang Liao knew how to take care of it, he didn't care much. Only Gao Shun looked at this and that was not suitable, and kept doing the things that made the soldiers feel the most bored.
However, although Gao Shun was strict in military discipline, he was fair. He sent whatever money, grain and weapons to the soldiers, never giving himself extra money, nor did he say that he could eat more and take up more in his daily life, nor did he eat alone. He should share the benefits with others, so he would share them with others in a regular manner. This was a barely maintaining the relationship between the soldiers and not causing any problems.
Gao Shun once thought that this was the norm in the army. There were bosses who didn’t care about anything but wouldn’t cause trouble for themselves, colleagues who were smart and balanced, and those who were ignorant, brave and reckless, or other soldiers with some temperament…
Until one day, Ding Yuan died.
Maybe from that day on, everything changed.
Later, Lu Bu was promoted. His shiny armor and Xiongjun's war horse seemed very good.
Many people secretly mentioned Lu Bu in front of Gao Shun. Some envied and some disdained, but Gao Shun was silent and said nothing. Gao Shun himself was not good at expressing himself, and his mind was not as flexible as Zhang Liao. There were explicit provisions in the military law. Gao Shun knew what to do, but those that were not clearly written down in the military law, so Gao Shun was not able to know what to do.
It was like Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, which was undoubtedly a rebellion and was wrong. However, Lu Bu said that he had obtained Ding Yuan's superior, who was in charge of the three servants of Chang'an at that time, and held the orders of Dong Zhuo in the court. From this perspective, Lu Bu was just obeying the orders, and there was nothing wrong with it.
besides……
Like what happened in Jinzihe City before.
If you do not follow the order and wantonly kill the people, those military academies and soldiers should be killed.
But can those "civilians" be considered civilians who are in a hostile state? And the weapons, bows, arrows, crossbows found in the homes of those "civilians", etc., which also shows that these people in the "civilians" cannot be considered unarmed civilians...
Of course, the most important thing is the military pay.
If Lu Bu comes to deal with it, maybe he still waves his hand and forget it.
Zhang Liao, maybe there is a better way, but Gao Shun can't handle it flexibly like Zhang Liao. He either kills or doesn't kill...
Thinking of this, Gao Shun suddenly remembered someone in his heart.
Many people in Shandong scolded him, and there were also Shanxi, and some people said that he acted in a presumptuous manner and failed to take the emperor seriously. However, his achievements are now outstanding and no one can question it.
When the people of Shandong were fighting for power and profit, he led his troops to fight north. In Hetao, he used various methods to motivate and mobilize soldiers to unite the Southern Xiongnu, and finally defeated the arrogant Xianbei army, finally determined the stability of Pingyang and created the foundation of the northern land.
When the dispute between Shandong and Shanxi was ultimately irreconcilable, he reconciled back and forth in the huge disaster and worked hard to save it. In the end, the people of Chang'an Sanpaen left a little more vitality, allowing those homeless refugees to obtain a piece of land to settle down.
During this period, he was assassinated, insulted, described as an evil ghost with green face and fangs, eating the hearts and livers of children...
But Gao Shun felt that he was a real good person, and a very good person with great help.
He will know everything about the Western Regions.
He will have a better solution.
If he hadn't followed Lu Bu in his early years, Gao Shun would have been willing to follow him and be an ordinary soldier in front of him or a small military academy, then he wouldn't have to think about so many troublesome things like he is now.
Gao Shun stood on the mountain bag and checked the situation around, but found nothing.
The wind was blowing cleanly, but Gao Shun's heart was very heavy.
After a moment, Gao Shun let out a breath and vomited out the irritability in his heart.
No matter what, it is a military order to conquer Dugu.
As a soldier, since it is a military order, it should be implemented.
Chapter completed!