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    They are actually a group of robbers!

    It is a surprise for bandits to rob the army. In normal times, Liu Fuqing would definitely disdain him.  It's different now. The robbers occupy a favorable terrain, and they only need to throw the rocks in their hands at them, which is enough for them to suffer.

    Liu Fuqing quickly sent someone to tell Chen Wanrong, shouting and asking: "Who are you? You dare to touch the Tang army, you are very brave!"

    "My grandpa never changed his name when he was born, and he never changed his surname after death. His surname is Zhuang, and his given name is Dachu. He is the leader of Zhuang Village." A big man said, and threw the stone in his hand at Liu Fuqing, who hurriedly stepped out of the way.  open.

    Liu Fuqing was furious and about to explode. Chen Wanrong and his brother Shuhan arrived and waved to stop him.

    Chen Wanrong frowned: "These bandits are really short-sighted, and they actually robbed us. If the weather is good, I will set up artillery and smash them to pieces. It's just that it's raining too hard now, and the artillery can't be used."  . The bows and arrows at this range should be enough. Let the brothers prepare their bows and arrows."

    Archery is the basic skill of the Tang army, and everyone is proficient in it. With a wave of Liu Fuqing's hand, fifty artillerymen took off their hard bows, bent their bows and nocked arrows, and aimed at the bandits above.

    Ge Shuhan opened his eyes wide, looked up and down, waved his hand and said: "Brother Chen, don't rush to shoot. I see that most of these people are Han Chinese, let's see if I can persuade them to retreat."

    Since ancient times, China¡¯s biggest border troubles have come from two places, one is the northern prairie, and the other is the northwest frontier.  Comparing the two, the threat from the steppe is more serious. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turks, Khitan, and Mongolia all started their harassment of the Central Plains from the steppe.

    Relatively speaking, the threat in the northwest frontier is much smaller. It is precisely because of this that during the Western Han Dynasty, the entire country concentrated its efforts on dealing with the Xiongnu.  It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu that they were unable to recover, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty could start a war against the Xiqiang at that time.

    Although the threat in the northwest is not as great as that in the prairie, the ethnic minorities there continue to harass the Han people and plunder a lot of people.  The rise of Tubo posed a great threat to the northwest frontier of the Tang Dynasty. Over the past few decades, an unknown number of people were plundered.  The captured Han people lived an extremely miserable life in Tubo. They were slaves and their social status was not as good as the original slaves in Tubo.

    It was with this in mind that Ge Shuhan made such a suggestion.  Chen Wanrong suddenly woke up and nodded: "Brother Geshu is right, they are Han people, they are worth a try!" He raised his voice and shouted at the top of the mountain: "Listen: we are the army of the Tang Dynasty, and you are robbing them.  Are we tired of living above our heads?"

    "Bird!" came the disdainful voice of the big man: "This is Jishi Mountain, where did the Tang army come from? Don't fool people there!"

    Immediately afterwards there was a burst of disdainful ridicule, "Who is so crazy that he pretended to be an army of the Tang Dynasty!"

    Since Zhao Chongguo led his army to arrive here seven hundred years ago, the number of Central Plains armies arriving here has been pitifully rare.  Even here, the scale is very small. It is impossible for them to believe that a Tang army of 100,000 people is marching here.

    "Don't hurt anyone, shoot!" Chen Wanrong waved his right hand and decided to establish his authority before speaking.

    After the artillery was ordered, fifty people fired arrows together. The arrows were like locusts, penetrating the rain curtain and shooting toward the top of the mountain.  Zhuang Dachu and the others were laughing happily when suddenly, arrows flew towards them and they dodged in panic.  Fortunately, Chen Wanrong didn't want to hurt anyone, otherwise, this round of arrows would have been enough for them.

    Even so, Zhuang Dachu and the others were in a hurry.

    Brother Shuhan shouted loudly: "Listen carefully: this time, I am giving you a warning. If you dare to block the road again, don't blame the swords and guns for being blind! You can tell by looking at the arrows whether we are the Tang Army."

    Zhuang Dachu and the others were caught off guard. They were so angry that they jumped and cursed.  After hearing this, he quickly picked up the arrows on the ground and looked at them.  The robber had never seen the world, so he didn't know whether it was an arrow from the Tang army, and he was confused.

    After looking at the arrow in his hand for a while, Zhuang Dachu's face turned blue and white. Suddenly, he knelt on the ground, held his head in his hands, and started crying.

    "Master! What are you doing? You're so good, why do you cry when you say it?" The bandits didn't understand.

    "Zhai leader, please speak!"

    Zhuang Dachu waved the arrow in his hand, his voice full of surprise: "Do you know? These are the arrows of the Tang army! The imperial army is here, and our hard days are over! I am happy, I am happy!"

    "Is it really the Tang Army?" The robber didn't believe it.

    Zhuang Dachu nodded and said: "Yes, this is the Tang Army. My father was a soldier of the Tang Army and was captured by the Tubo people. My father"Zhai leader, they also left something behind, just horse dung!" A friend joked, which caused a burst of laughter.

    Zhuang Dachu continued: "Unexpectedly, it rained heavily last night. We hid in a hole in the mountain to take shelter from the rain. Unexpectedly, we bumped into the general. We originally thought it was the Tibetan army, and we were preparing to stone you to death.  We have taken away your weapons. But you have too many people and we have too few people. Even if we occupy the favorable location, we cannot succeed. After thinking about it, I decided to stop you and scare you. If you can give us ten or eight weapons, we are also big.  It¡¯s a harvest. How could I have imagined that you are actually the army of the imperial court? God¡¯s eyes are open!¡±

    Tubo¡¯s civilization was underdeveloped and its technology was backward. This iron was very valuable to them and had to be imported from the Tang Dynasty.  Zhuang Dachu and the others need sharp weapons to survive hunting in the mountains. There are two ways to get sharp weapons, one is the army, and the other is the slave owner's manor.

    The manor of a slave owner is usually guarded by the slave owner's private army. Zhuang Dachu does not have that strength.  When Chen Wanrong and the others arrive, as long as they occupy the hilltop, negotiate terms, and get a few weapons, there will be no problem.  Zhuang Dachu's calculation was quite good, but to his surprise, it was Tang Jun who he stopped.

    As a Han Chinese, I have a natural affinity for Tang Jun.  Furthermore, the social system of the Tang Dynasty was much better than the slavery of Tubo. At least they had personal freedom and did not have to be slaves.  This alone is attractive enough to Zhuang Dachu and the others who were born as slaves.

    Precisely because of this, when he learned that he had met Tang Jun, after a brief surprise, Zhuang Dachu decided to rely on Tang Jun and leave this place that gave them nightmares.

    Knowing their unfortunate origins, the artillerymen were all filled with emotion and spontaneously took out their own clothes and gave them to Zhuang Dachu and the others.  Zhuang Dachu and the others were hiding in the mountains and could only rely on animal skins to hide their shame.  However, it was July, and the weather was hot. Wearing animal skins on my body, I couldn't stand the heat, so I could only cover my body with pieces of cloth I could find.

    These are old clothes of the artillerymen, and they are nothing in the eyes of the artillerymen. But in the minds of Zhuang Dachu and others, this is a great kindness and the happiest thing in their lives. They all hold the clothes and cry with excitement.  .

    In return, Zhuang Dachu and the others donated all the dried meat stored in the village.  Hunting for a living is extremely difficult. Once winter comes, wild animals lurk and it is difficult to catch prey, so you have to store dried meat as early as possible.  Zhuang Dachu and the others stored quite a lot of dried meat, weighing several thousand kilograms.

    The vanguard is Cheng Xiaotian's army, and the artillery is the third batch of troops to pass through Shibao City. They are already very far ahead.  Their supplies are also a big problem. Firstly, they rely on the food and grass they carry. Secondly, they are solved during the march. Thirdly, Cheng Xiaotian knows the importance of artillery and squeezes some supplies for them from time to time, so that they can survive until now.

    Zhuang Dachu¡¯s dried meat is a timely help for Chen Wanrong. It is more precious than gold and brings endless joy.

    It's just the same. There was no news after Ge Shuhan left, and there was still no return until the sunset. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but feel anxious, thinking: "Could something have happened?" (To be continued, if you want to know the funeral,  How, please log in to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!) (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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