Chapter 192: Expedition to Hulao (7)
At this time, the power in Liu Shan's hand was no longer as weak and insignificant as he left Luoyang. He already had enough power to alarm the world. Defeat won him a great reputation. Liu Shan's name was no longer the leader of a small peasant army around Luoyang, nor was he an unknown leader of the Wagang Army. The bamboo shoot that had just broken through the ground had been baptized by spring rain, and had enough heights to flutter in the wind and rise step by step.
The horse's hooves were walking on the old silk road that was once rich. There were so many tragic stories that had been staged here. The iron hooves overwhelmed the weeds, and the heavy carriages crushed deep ruts on the road. Neither Yi'er nor Sinan could ride a horse, so the three girls also benefited from them and could ride a horse carriage. But the three girls kept asking who was hurting them so much. Yi'er and Sinan wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in, and their faces were red by the three girls, but these three girls kept asking questions with concern. In their eyes, there must be someone bullying even a sister, otherwise the two sisters could not ride a horse.
Liu Shan looked at Liangzhou City, which was getting farther and farther away from his sight. The gray city walls stood tall in the wind, and the yellow sand was blown by the wind from the sky above the gray city wall. The sound of horse hooves beside him, the withered weeds crawled all over the ground in the Hexi corridor and were trampled by war horses. In some places, even barren bones that were abandoned at some time were exposed, and they were not sure whether they were war horses, camels, or human bones. The morning light shone, and the white bones in the weeds made people feel sad and desolate.
The strong wind blew, and the yellow sand was blowing, and the cold wind was still sharp like a knife. And the footsteps of spring were getting closer and closer, and the tender yellow grass buds in the withered weeds were already appearing in our eyes.
"The wolf smoke rises, the country looks north, the dragon rises, the horse neighs, the sword energy is like frost, the heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River." Liu Shan unknowingly sang a song he once liked very much.
"Brother, what are you singing?" It was very close to Liu Shan. Since he was on the road, he had been drowsy and wanted to sleep. Even when he opened his back, Lin Meng heard what Liu Shan was singing. He was so excited that he rode his horse to Liu Shan and asked.
"Nothing, you may have heard it wrong, I didn't sing anything." Liu Shan, who said to others that the lyrics that were only available in the 21st century, decisively denied that he had sang something just now. If Lin Mengqian asked the question after the bottom of the question, then Liu Shan would not be able to explain it. You can't tell him that this is a song called Tu What Gang, called "Loyalty for the Country"!
"The smoke rises, the country looks northward." But Liu Shan didn't expect that Lin Meng did not ask Liu Shan again, but sang the things that Liu Shan had just sang loudly again. Lin Meng was originally a general, and he had already mastered his rough voice. As soon as he sang, everyone around him heard it. Immediately, the soldiers around him sang one after another. A song of loyalty to the country was originally sung by Liu Shan, but he didn't expect that the entire team would sing in a short time.
Hunxiong's voice rose from the team, flowing through the Hexi Corridor with a long history and many ups and downs. Under the strong sunlight at noon, the iron stream of the army flowed above the border of the Tang Dynasty, with yellow sands thousands of miles, grass lying on the ground, and the horse's hooves of war horses stepped by, and the sounds of tens of thousands of people mixed together, like rolling thunder.
Originally, some soldiers were still a little tired when they were on the road, but after hearing the heavy singing, the somewhat tired people in the team immediately became energetic. If they could not hear it twice, the people who heard it also started singing.
"Haha" Liu Shan laughed in the front of the army. Unexpectedly, the song in Liaoyuan's memory that he suddenly remembered had the effect of inspiring his soldiers' fighting spirit. Liu Shan also sang with the soldiers.
On March 16, 2016, the soldiers of Liangzhou were led by Liu Shan, and the soldiers of Liangzhou were approaching the Central Plains. Because of the urging of the prince and the advance greeting of the officials in the area, Liu Shan's army passed through the pass and entered the city. Liu Shan understood that at this time, the prince asked the soldiers of Liangzhou to travel to the Central Plains to seize the fruits on the battlefield of the Central Plains, and that the achievements of the battle in the Central Plains would not fall into the hands of the King of Qin.
In fact, Liu Shan has seen such things in previous historical dramas. Although Li Jiancheng was the eldest son, it was almost natural to become the crown prince according to the general royal rules and historical references. Li Jiancheng was not the kind of extremely mediocre person. When the Tang king Li Yuan began to fight the world, Li Jiancheng had a great achievement. However, Li Yuan had a better son, Li Shimin, whose majesty greatly outweighed his elder brother. During the several battles and territorial battles between the Tang Dynasty and the kings on the border, the Qin king made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty, and his temporary achievements were unparalleled in the whole country.
If Li Shimin or Li Shimin were not so outstanding, Li Jiancheng would sit peacefully on his crown prince throne. But it was not. One was the eldest son and the other was the King of Qin who had heavy troops and had great achievements. The competition between them would inevitably be a matter of time sooner or later.
Liu Shan didn't care whether they were fighting or not. Besides, Liu Shan didn't dare to care if he wanted to! Liu Shan's attitude was at this time, try to get as much as possible and try to take advantage of the benefits he could, and try to take as much as possible wherever he could. Liu Shan would never refuse the military rations and supplies sponsored by counties along the way. Refusal is not a good habit. People put things in front of Liu Shan so sincerely, why did Liu Shan feel embarrassed to not?
Of course, Liu Shan secretly gave these officials a lot of kickbacks to facilitate their purchase of military rations. With the benefit, the local officials allowed Liu Shan to purchase grains and supplies. Moreover, some local officials also sold the grain from the official warehouse to Liu Shan at a low price. Hehe, it would be very convenient to do this at this time. It is natural to provide food and grass for the Liangzhou army that went to the battlefield of the Central Plains. If you make money from it, no one can find out. It is good for you to do this, and I, everyone.
Of course, Liu Shan also hated officials' corruption and abuse of power, but Liu Shan was not their immediate superior, nor was he a royal relative. He really had no right to manage these people. Moreover, Liu Shan did need a lot of food and grass to go to the Central Plains, and if he didn't give them convenience, they would make things difficult for him.
As a result, Liu Shan walked along the way, the baggage team following the team grew longer and larger, and even Liu Shan had to hire farmers from the counties to help him transport grain. When the team left Shaanxi and Sichuan, Liu Shan was amazed and saw that the baggage team behind him was more powerful than his army. It was truly a mighty army that stretched for dozens of miles.
Someone later studied Liu Shan's marching route and was amazed to find that the Liushan Liangzhou Legion, which was supposed to be marching to the Central Plains, took a winding road on the road. On this road, sometimes there were even troops going back and forth. Without exception, once the army took a detour, there must be some towns on the road. What happened next was that Liu Shan bought grain and hoarded grain and grass. Moreover, the Qinchuan area where Liu Shan passed by was rich at this time. As the center of the Tang Dynasty, the grain and grass reserves were very abundant. After purchasing along the way, Liu Shan spent almost all his silver and gold reserves. Of course, with his empty wallet, he got a lot of food.
Chapter completed!