Chapter 430: Night Talk
It was late at night, and the city of Shishi was hidden among the mountains, shadows and waters under the moonlight. The whole city was not as tense as before, and it exuded a peaceful smell. The sentry with a helmet and armor stood on the city gate with a spear in his hand and looked into the distance. In his sight, there were endless rivers and mountains.
Outside the city, there are thirteen temporary refugee camps around Lishi City, each with thousands to ten thousand people. Although it is a refugee camp, it does not seem messy and dirty. At the beginning, the refugee camps were well planned, and they are all in the same pattern, with four streets across the street, and there are newly built wooden houses on both sides. There are ropes between the houses, and many quilts and clothes are dried on them, swaying gently under the caress of the night wind. The entire refugee camp is very quiet, and everyone has fallen asleep.
Refugee camps similar to that in Lishicheng, Taiyuan, Shangdang, Hedong, and other places in the south, there are such refugee camps. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are scattered in the refugee camps, and some refugees join relatives and friends or migrate to the Western Regions.
Zhang Lang lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, looking at the look of thought. Dong Ying lay on Zhang Lang's chest, her hair scattered down. The originally strong face was now like melting spring snow, with a moving blush, and her beautiful eyes half open and half closed.
"Brother, what are you thinking?" Dong Ying asked when she saw Zhang Lang seemed to be thinking about something.
Zhang Lang rubbed Dong Ying's soft waist, kissed her forehead, and said, "I'm thinking about how to deal with the Xianbei people!"
Dong Ying said confidently: "I think as long as I save enough money, grain and army, I can deal with them! Humph, how can a mere barbarian, compete with our Central Plains!"
Zhang Lang asked with a smile: "Why do you say that?"
Dong Ying said: "The Hu people in the north have never been our opponents! Our equipment is better than them; the army is more well-trained and good at battles, and their wars are just rushing around in a swarm; our population is much larger than them, and we can withstand the consumption of war more than them!"
Zhang Lang smiled, "What he said makes sense, but what he said is all the conditions that are favorable to us." Dong Ying asked curiously: "Does your brother have any other opinions?"
Zhang Lang stroked Dong Ying's skin and frowned: "Although the Hu people have not been our opponents for hundreds of years, it is because there are no major problems within us and they are united. It is impossible for the Hu people to shake a unified Central Plains Empire; our equipment is indeed better than them, but this advantage can be ignored at present; although our family and army are good at fighting battles, the Xianbei people generally will not give us this opportunity. Moreover, their troops currently have an absolute advantage, and even if they are in battle battles, we are afraid that we will not be able to gain a little advantage, and even if we are not careful, we will end up being wiped out by the entire army; our population is indeed much larger than them, but the structure and characteristics of the two societies are completely different, and we cannot judge the potential of war between the two sides."
"The Xianbei people, plus the tribes that lived and defected to them, had a population of less than four million. However, these people would ride horses and shoot arrows since they could walk. They were born warriors and did not need much effort to train. Therefore, four million people could produce nearly three million soldiers. Our people are different. No one was a warrior from the beginning. Although the population was several times theirs, it would take a long training process for these people to become qualified warriors...."
"The Xianbei people were killed, and there was no pension. When you fight, you can rob the spoils of war. I will not pay attention to your funerals. For the Xianbei people, the casualties of the army will not cause any burden, but we are different. The more casualties there are, the heavier the financial burden. In addition to these burdens, all the soldiers' equipment and salary are officially burdened, while the Xianbei people are almost borne by themselves. In summary, when we face the Hu people in the north, there is nothing in the slightest. Our wealth in various places has become our biggest burden. The Hu people are like a special bandit gang, and we are like a village mainly engaged in agricultural production and trade. The population, wealth, and knowledge of this village is far higher than that of the living bandits, but why are the bands always bullying this village?"
"Because, fighting and robbery is the lifestyle of bandits, not the lifestyle of villagers. In this regard, villagers have no advantage in facing bandits!"
Dong Ying frowned and said, "That's what Brother Big, can't we beat the Hu people?"
Zhang Lang smiled, "That's not! As long as the people in the Central Plains unite, they can defeat them. It's like a village ravaged by bandits. If the villagers unite to fight against the enemy, they can still win!" He sighed and said with relief: "Fortunately, Cao Cao is a hero, otherwise, I would be a little worried about the fate of the Central Plains!"
Dong Ying said in disbelief: "I can't believe it until now. Cao Cao actually sent troops to support us, which made the Great Shanyu unable to do his best to invade!"
Zhang Lang stroked Dong Ying's skin and looked at the ceiling and said, "Not only that, he also rejected the proposal of the Xianbei people to jointly deal with us! Cao Cao is a real hero!"
Dong Ying pursed her lips and smiled: "Brother is also a real hero!"
Zhang Lang glanced at Dong Ying and suddenly felt her beautiful legs moving under the quilt. The ** that had already faded immediately surged up again. He turned over and pressed Dong Ying under his body, stroked Dong Ying's skin and smiled, "I will let you know what a real hero is now!" Dong Ying hooked Zhang Lang's neck with both hands and said emotionally: "Brother, let me give birth to you a baby!"
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The next morning, Zhang Lang took the Hu Ben Guard and headed south to Lishicheng. Dong Ying did not accompany her. As Zhang Lang's second wife, she would stay in Lishicheng instead of Zhang Lang to stabilize people's hearts. Following Zhang Lang along the south were Wang and Wang's half-daughter. They were the two of them as personal generals, and they should have followed Zhang Lang.
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Luoyang.
In Xiaoxiang Building, Bi Yao was wearing rich makeup and gorgeous clothes. She was so beautiful that she was so beautiful that even the fairy was the fairy. She was so charming that the whole country was so beautiful, and she fell into a fish and fell into a geese. These idioms seemed to be tailor-made for Bi Yao!
The people in the entire Xiaoxiang Tower were busy, and they were in a joyful scene, but Bi Yao, as the protagonist, looked dull.
Chapter completed!