sweeping the world

Chapter 14 Xu Family Uncle and Nephew
The night passed, and the morning came, there was no rooster crowing, probably because there were no chickens in the camp, but there were a lot of pigs, and there were some cattle, horses, and sheep that were looted, but the number was not much .

"Your Majesty, if you are going to see the Di people today, can you take me with you?" Lu Tai looked forward to it: "Your Majesty, your Majesty often says that soldiers cannot develop their courage without fighting..."

In fact, the matter of going to see Xu Ming had been delayed for several days, and Liu Yan was not able to leave the territory until the threat of the wandering Xiongnu Tiefu was removed.

They will soon have to deal with the threat from the Buqi Chengjie tribe to call in an allied force.Isn't Guixian, which is so close at hand, a threat?Liu Yan must first deal with the Gui County which is close at hand, and only after getting rid of this threat can he concentrate on dealing with the upcoming Jie people.

For a few days, Liu Yan had no soldiers in the production system. He had recruited 1500 Jin people from the Jin people he had taken in. Except for the 400 or so who had trained for more than half a year, the remaining 1100 people could only be said to be make up.

Considering that the two rare officers should be allowed to see the world more, and also to show their strength to make the Xu family of the Di people fearful, Liu Yan agreed to the request of the two to lead troops there.In fact, he intends to bring as many people as possible, and it is good to have a strong momentum.

Since Shi Le's death, Shi Hu has been known for his cruelty since he succeeded to the throne. The previous Shi Le also knew that he should win over some special talents from the Qiang, Di, Zahu and Jin people in the country, but Shi Hu who succeeded him later did not pay attention to it at all.

Xu Ming is a Di person. In the past, being a Di person was very useful, especially in communicating with various ethnic groups.As for bullying Jin people?Who among the Hu people in the Central Plains and the North did not bully the Jin people? The difference was that they were too brutal and relatively gentle.

Seriously speaking, although the Di people who are more sinicized also bully the Jin people, they are much more moderate than other races. Recently, they have changed their strategy, focusing on oppression and rarely killing.

The change of the strategy of the Di people is related to the political turmoil in the state of Zhao (Later Zhao). A large number of Jin people were unable to escape again. Social chaos is nothing. After all, when will the Central Plains not be chaotic?The more terrible thing is that with the large number of Jin people fleeing, there is a shortage of labor everywhere. It is a bit embarrassing for the Hu people to farm and produce. The more flexible Di people can only start to treat the Jin people kindly, which can be regarded as a kind of comfort.

"There are no picks everywhere, and the Jie people are looking for looting targets everywhere." Xu Ming seemed worried, and said to his nephew: "Er Rong is not a good guy, and they don't know that the surname Liu will call tens of thousands of people. Under the pretense of destroying Liu Yan, they want to deal with us. I disclosed the information to Liu Yan, nothing more than hoping that Liu Yan will use all his strength, and Er Rong will be a loser."

Xu Zhen looked very young and looked heroic in his leather armor.He nodded: "My uncle is wise. Although the tribes gathered by Er Rong are nearly five thousand in number, they do not lead each other. I heard from my uncle that Liu Yan has an elite group of about three to four hundred people? In this way, even if Those Jin people are useless and can consume Errong's manpower to the maximum extent."

Xu Ming frowned, full of confusion: "It's strange, my uncle has been fighting against Liu for several months. At first, he just couldn't find where Liu's old nest is. Later, he led his troops to fight against me..." , introduced the appearance of Liu Yan's men who were not afraid of death, and said: "I haven't seen you for four months. I don't know where the surname Liu recruited nearly [-] slaves, and hundreds of elites emerged out of thin air."

"Liu Yan is a Han (Xiongnu). After the Han (former Zhao) was destroyed, most of the Han (Xiongnu) fled to northern Saibei. There were some people left in the Central Plains, but most of them surrendered to the imperial court." Xu Zhen looked at He is literate, and his analysis of things is methodical. He said: "I heard that another family named Liu in Saibei has risen again. Could it be that Liu Yan is the secret son they buried in the Central Plains?"

Xu Ming actually thought so too, otherwise, how could anyone change from weak to strong in a short period of time?No one is behind the support, how can not justify.

The Errong they are talking about is the sheriff of Changguang County, and "Er" can be regarded as a common surname among the Jie people.In fact, many Hu people, especially Zahu people, do not have surnames at all, and ordinary Hu people are not so high-end that they have surnames. Only some Hu people who have made a fortune have such advanced things as surnames.

For example, Xu Ming's surname "Xu" evolved from "Bei Luqian" after Sinicization. Many other Hu people will also choose Han surnames after Sinicization.

This time, the number of people who followed Uncle Xu Ming to meet Liu Yan was not small, there were 500 people.

Among the 500 people, 100 are Di people, who are also soldiers of the Di people with the surname Xu. There are also 150 Zahu people and 250 Jin people.

In such a year, only clan soldiers are the most trusted armed forces, and they are also the troops with the best treatment. Seeing that each of Xu Ming's 100 clan soldiers rides a horse, at least everyone has a weapon in their hands.Not to mention whether those weapons are rusty or not, but at least there are weapons!
The other Zahu and Jin people are soldiers rather than armed peasants. They seldom have metal weapons, and they are considered to have guys with a wooden stick or something.

Tribal soldiers are also called tribal armed forces, and they are generally the most elite troops of each tribe and tribe, and they are the foundation for each tribe or tribe to live and work.In addition to tribal armies, there are servant armies and slave armies.Servants are generally selected from miscellaneous beards, and most of them are temporary recruitments.The slave army is mostly composed of Jin people, and there are a small number of Hu people who have committed crimes.

When the uncle and nephew of the Xu family were leading people to the destination, the sentry sent out came back to report that Liu Yan had already led people to wait there.

"How many? Nearly 1500 people???" Xu Ming was stunned after hearing this: "This..."

Xu Zhen smiled heartily: "Uncle, Liu Yan is showing his strength, and he is worried that we will join forces with Er Rong to attack him."

Xu Ming couldn't help nodding: "It makes sense, he should be afraid of us, not us afraid of him."

That being said, Xu Ming still feels a little weak in her heart?

These days, having more people is also a form of strength. Being able to feed so many people means having enough food.

Food, is there anything more important than food in times of war?Xu Ming really needs to think about where Liu Yan came from, and who is behind it.

There are many forces in Saibei today, but Saibei is the home of the Huns who have been entrenched for hundreds of years, and the Huns are still the most powerful.Later Zhao destroyed Liu Han (the Huns), but did not exterminate the Huns. After Liu Han was destroyed, most of the Huns retreated beyond the Great Wall and continued to manage the grassland.

The Xu family is just a local snake in Guixian County, and there are not many things that can be inquired about, but they roughly know that the relationship between Hou Zhao and Saibei is lukewarm, and they seldom attack each other.

What kind of existence is Guixian County?The Hu people wreaked havoc on the Central Plains, and the Jin people fled south twice. The population of counties and counties in the Central Plains continued to decrease. Keixian County was only a small county with a population of less than 3000, while the Xu Minghe tribe had a population of more than [-] and could dominate.

Liu Yan came here with nearly 500 people, just to make the Xu family, who didn't know what they were planning, feel afraid. In some ways, the goal was achieved.

(End of this chapter)