Cao Yang also rushed to search for various canned foods with others.

Sometimes he couldn't understand why this canned food was so delicious.

He just took a bite and the taste of the can made him think that he would never forget it in his life.

However, in this army, people became suspicious.

Where did these canned food come from?

Such delicious canned food was discarded at will, as if it was worthless.

Many of the canned foods in this camp, even after eating half of them, were thrown near the barracks. This... is meat.

Even in Gaochang, there are many livestock that can be eaten by meat... For many Gaochang people, they are still not something that can be eaten, and seasonings are unheard of for many people in this barren Gaochang country.

People began to whisper, and some people continued to search for cans. Some even took hot water. After washing the cans once, they still felt unsatisfied. They poured hot water into the cans again. After the second and third times, there was only a trace of soup oil floating on the water surface in the cans.

But people still eat with relish.

"Who left this behind?"

"Are they those cycling slaves?"

"It is absolutely impossible. How could those Turks be so extravagant? I'm afraid that our Sima is not as good as him."

Cao Yang heard such comments everywhere in the camp.

These cans have been licked by people, and there is not even a single bit of oil left.

But what remains in people's hearts are countless questions.

"I heard that the Chen family treated these Turkic people as slaves like cattle and horses, and they would never be kind."

"Those Turkic cavalry slaves are also strange. Since they have come to Gaochang, why don't they join us Gaochang, but instead help the evil people wholeheartedly."

The soldiers' reactions were varied.

Those dead hearts became alive at this time.

But for Sima Cao Duan, the fluctuation of the morale of the army made him smell a strange feeling.

To fight, we must govern the army. To govern the army, we must first stabilize the morale of the army.

If the morale of the army fluctuates and people's minds begin to become active, then changes may arise.

This is absolutely not allowed for Cao Duan.

But... Cao Duan didn't say anything about people snatching the garbage in this camp, even if they didn't even let go of the cowhide tent.

Because he knew very well that stopping at this time might cause dissatisfaction in the army. So he watched the situation happen coldly.

A can was placed in front of him. He sniffed it and made people add hot water. Suddenly... a smell of meat floated out.

Cao Duan took a deep breath, and then his index finger moved.

But... he is Sima after all, not a person who has never eaten meat. Even if the meat smells so strong, he is not moved.

"This is because of abandoning food, and the soldiers are so happy."

Cao Duan shook his head and sighed.

Cao Duan slapped the can of iron to the ground and let the soup splash.

A lieutenant said, "Cao Sima, the soldiers are still looking for kitchen waste. I am afraid that this will continue..."

"Don't control it." Cao Duan sighed: "Otherwise, the soldiers will inevitably feel resentful. Raising soldiers for a thousand days will last for a while. At this critical moment, don't cause trouble. Just wait until tomorrow is over."

The next day...

The soldiers were called out one after another because the scouts had discovered that a large number of Turkic slaves had been found more than ten miles westward.

So Cao Duan cheered up and ordered the soldiers to eat some dry food immediately, and then set off.

Dry food...

This dry food is the naan bread.

Even naan bread is a luxury for the Gaochang people of this era. If it were not for the soldiers' lives, it would be impossible for them to provide sufficient supply on weekdays.

The whole people in Gaochang are soldiers and are strong and clearing the fields. This means that the future grain production will definitely be insufficient. At this time, it would be good if you don’t save money.

What's more, the land here is not suitable for growing grain... Therefore, compared with the grain fields, it is not an exaggeration to say that the land is barren.

The soldiers were eating naan bread, but at this time... they were tasteless.

For example, Cao Yang, he felt that this thing was not something for humans to eat at all.

He burped, yesterday the meat was soup, rippling between his chest and abdomen...

It's really nostalgic.

Then he was alert, this must have been... Tang Jun's trick.

It must be.

Everyone ate the naan bread with difficulty, then set off and rushed all the way. But when they arrived at the predetermined location, they found that these Turkic cavalry slaves had long disappeared.

Everyone was exhausted, and even Sima Cao Duan lost confidence, and then said, "Everyone obeyed the order, rested for a while, and prepared to return to the city. Send more scouts to search for the traces of Turkic cavalry slaves nearby."

The lack of people and horses and the inability to find Turkic cavalry slaves means that a war will not happen.

Everyone doesn't know that they are lucky or unfortunate.

When the storm is about to come, returning without success means that you may live for a few more days.

When everyone returned to the city, a team of scouts came. Then someone in the team cheered: "The scout took a Turkic cavalry slave."

Everyone was overjoyed, at least... they took one, just in time to find out the truth.

Cao Duan was also cheered up. If he could pry something away from the rider's mouth, it would be great.

At that moment, Cao Duan rushed forward, and other soldiers surrounded him.

Sure enough, I saw a rider tied up on the horse and then pulled off the horse.

After the Turkic people were caught, they rolled in the mud, but just groaned.

Cao Yang rode a horse not far from Cao Duan, looking at the riding slave from afar.

Sima Cao Duan proudly pointed at the luggage hanging on the Turkic slaves with his horse whip, and took the luggage to take a look.

So, someone pulled off his luggage, but saw a lot of things shaking out from the luggage.

There are cans and fruit bottles.

There are also some that seem to be medicine and an exquisite dagger...

It's canned food...

Goodbye canned food, many people's eyes are straightened. This canned food has never been opened, which is more attractive than the garbage discarded before.

Cao Duan heard someone whispering behind him.

"Even the Turkic cavalry slaves eat this canned meat..."

"Maybe this cavalry slave has a noble status."

"Who are you?" Cao Duan stepped forward and pointed at the riding slave, but he used Turkic words.

Gaochang Kingdom was a neighbor of the Turkic people. Aristocratic children like Cao Duan also learned Turkic language, but they were very bad and stuttered.

But the Turkic cavalry slave was pressed down and knelt on the ground. Although they were tied up, the cavalry slave still knelt straight, his eyes facing Cao Duan, and said seriously: "My surname is Chen, and my name is Chen Xin!"

It's actually Chinese.

And it's very smooth.

It’s just that this person... looks like a Western Turkic person, so he can’t pretend. The Turkic people on the grassland have different appearances from those of the Han people, and others may not be able to tell them, but the Gaochang people who have been in the Western Regions for a long time can see the difference at a glance.

When Cao Duan heard that he could speak Chinese, he was obviously speechless: "Are you a Turkic?"

“That’s right.”

"The Turkic people actually spoke Chinese?"

"Why can't the Turks speak Chinese?"

This guy named Chen Xin was very tough, grinning and glaring at Cao Duan.

Cao Duan was furious: "All deaths are coming, do you still dare to do it?"

"Die will die!" Chen Xin stretched his neck, looking like he was being killed.

Cao Duan was so angry that he could already feel that many soldiers began to show a lot of suspicion. Cao Duan said, "What is your name for Turkic?"

"What I wrote on my household registration is Chen Xin, and Chen Xin is Chen Xin. This is the name given by the Chen family, and there is no Turkic name anymore." Chen Xin said angrily.

It had been five or six years since conquered the Turks. At that time, Chen Xin was just a half-year-old child and now he has grown strong.

It only took five or six years to change Chen Xin a lot.

He thought it was a very honorable thing for him to be given the surname Chen, which was the surname of the Chen family, and the Chen family was the lord of Hexi.

Of course, there are also many Turkic people who changed their surnames to Liu, or Li, and some have their surnames to Cui.
To be continued...