Before, many people thought that Xia He and his friends were in trouble, after all, it was so late.
But I didn’t expect that even though they returned late, they brought back so many war horses!
The horses were strong and majestic, and their fur gleamed glossily in the moonlight.
"Good fellow, did you really encounter barbarians?"
"One, two, three... fourteen? How many horses? I've been applying for it for several years, but they only approved less than ten horses!"
"This is a fortune, Brother Xia, where did you get it? I'm so envious!"
In fact, Daqin was not short of horses. The northwest, southwest and Kanto were all horse-producing areas.
It is only due to the differences in geographical environment and climatic conditions, especially the differences in the growth conditions of water and grass, that there is a significant gap between the horses produced in the interior and those in the barbarian areas.
Although there are a large number of horses inside the Great Wall, they are relatively weaker than the horses of the barbarians due to the relatively poor water and grass resources in the area.
Speed and endurance are even worse.
It is for this reason that the wild horse has become an extremely precious and rare treasure.
Captain Wang had always been on good terms with Xia He. When he saw this, he quickly pushed through the crowd and rushed to Xia He in two steps.
His eyes widened and his gaze fell directly on the war horses, his face full of disbelief. He couldn't wait to ask:
"Brother Xia, what happened? Where did these horses come from?"
Faced with the urgent inquiries, Xia He was very clear.
He grinned, reached into his arms, and then suddenly pulled out a bunch of bloody barbarian ears appeared in front of everyone!
At the same time, his other hand was not idle either. He took off a tattered leather bag from his waist and held it high.
"I happened to meet the White Crow scouts of the barbarians and killed seven of them. These war horses were captured, and I also found this secret letter from the scout leader."
Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help but gasp, the shock in their hearts was beyond words.
"What! White Crow!?"
This is the barbarian's elite scout.
Captain Wang grabbed Xia He's wrist and said anxiously,
"Brother Xia, you have done a great job this time!"
"Urgent news from eight hundred miles away from Hexi!"
"Wanyan Bi has been attacking the Hexi Corridor for a long time and has failed. He is desperate and intends to mobilize 60,000 barbarian troops to attack our Liangzhou!"
"The governor just told us that this might be a rumor... but now it seems to be true!"
Captain Wang's expression kept changing!
The area where they were located belonged to Liangzhou, and they could guard the Great Wall, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The barbarians must be crazy to send a large army here to attack the city!
Xia He has also read a lot of military books recently, and was immediately confused when he heard this!
Barbarians have always attacked cities to plunder resources. They attacked Hexi because the Hexi Corridor leads directly to the Central Plains and is rich in resources!
If you break the city, you can plunder endless resources!
But Liangzhou is different. Even if it can be conquered, it will cost a huge price. Moreover, this place is barren and the barbarians are not good at defending the city. What's the point of conquering it?
"The reason why Mr. Zhen thinks this news is a rumor is not because he is stupid, but because it is meaningless for the barbarian to do so."
"Sixty thousand soldiers are not enough!"
If we can't plunder resources, then what's the point of fighting a war? Is it just to kill people?
"It's really unlikely..."
Captain Wang said in a deep voice,
"I didn't believe it at first, but the White Crows are the elite barbarian scouts. If they really came to test the defense of the Great Wall..."
"You mean...Wanyan Bi is really likely to send troops here?"
“That’s right!”
"Sixty thousand troops..."
Xia He was a little surprised.
Almost all the troops from their current garrisons have been withdrawn to reinforce Hexi. I'm afraid that the entire Liang Province may only have a few thousand soldiers and horses combined.
If an army of 60,000 really attacks, can they hold on even with the help of the Great Wall?
"This matter must be reported to Captain Fan and the General Manager as soon as possible..."
After saying this, Captain Wang patted Xia He's shoulder with admiration.
"With this military achievement, there will be no doubt that you will be promoted to a centurion this time."
Xia He was about to answer when he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves behind him.
"Why the noise!"
The Tiger and Leopard Knights who had clashed with him before came riding again with fierce looks.
When they saw the war horses seized by Xia He, there was obvious surprise on their faces and greed flashed in their eyes.
Soon someone came forward to report the whole story, and the leader also fixed his eyes on Xia He.
"So, you encountered a barbarian scout?"
"Who told you to do it! Why didn't you take the initiative to report your unauthorized actions?"
"Come here, seize them and bring these war horses back with me!"
"What!"
Everyone was stunned.
Everyone knows that these Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are the confidants of the governor, so no one in the garrison dares to provoke them.
Although they are usually arrogant and domineering, and often beat and scold people, people can only be angry but not say anything!
Now that Xia He has returned from killing the barbarians, why is he being detained?
Captain Wang stepped forward anxiously and explained,
"Sir! Brother Xia killed the barbarians and brought back a secret letter. He is extremely brave. He should be rewarded by the court. Why…"
"Shut up, you have no right to talk nonsense here."
"As a roving sentry, he only needs to report military intelligence!"
“…”
"Damn it!"
Xia He finally understood.
This bastard wants to steal the horse!
Not only did he not get any reward for killing the barbarian, he even wanted to steal his warhorse! How could this be justified! I don't even want to act like this!
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