In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival of the 19th year of Jian 'an (214 years) had passed. Spring had come again. The grass was long and the orioles were flying. The spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. Although Xiahou Yuan had recovered, he was disabled due to a stroke. He also knew that his grandson Zhang Bao had been taking care of him. Zhang Bao turned a deaf ear to any of his curses and wails. She treated him as she should and provided him with good food and drinks, but she refused to let him go out. This made Xiahou Yuan very angry. After Xiahou Yuan's condition stabilized, Xiahou Ba was also released. He didn't ask for a ransom, but gave Zhang Bao face and asked his uncle to go back and tell his family that he was safe. The rest of the Cao troops were also released one after another. The ransom money we collected had supported us through the winter. In addition to the results of the military camp, we still had some surplus. It should not be a problem for us to last until the summer harvest. Seeing this result, Uncle smiled in relief. After all, Xiliang had been around for so many years. Many people died every year because of the lack of food. This year was good. Basically, there were no people who died of hunger from Chencang to the west. For this matter, Yang Fu, Yan Rou and the rest were also worried to death. Just look at the extra white hair on Yan Rou's head.
My business is also on the right track. I handed over all the business in Yong Liang to Yan Wen to manage. The products produced in the west have already been sold to the various countries in the Western Region. Most of them have become popular goods for the local nobles. Glass and medicine have started to bring me rolling dividends. Now that I occasionally participate in Ma Jun's research and development, I basically no longer get involved in business matters. With the principle of not using people I suspect and not using people I trust, I completely handed all business matters to Yan Wen and became a hands-off master. According to Yan Wen's request, Ma Jun designed a waterwheel and many new farming tools. He built a new workshop to produce them and marked all of them with our unique patterns. The auspicious cloud sets off a torch, and below it are five rings of different colors that are connected. The idea of this pattern was naturally my idea. I liked the torch of the Beijing Olympic Games very much back then, but I couldn't afford it. Moreover, the Olympic Committee didn't allow me to use it recklessly, so I could only use it wantonly in this life. No one can control me anymore. Ma Jun was indeed a famous craftsman in history. His products were in short supply, which greatly improved the farming efficiency of the people in Western Liang.
His uncle had inspected the entire territory under his rule. His territory now included the entire Liangzhou Province and half of Yongzhou Province. After more than half a year of recuperation, he had recruited a lot of refugees. Now, there were more than 600,000 people of various races under his rule. If he mobilized them urgently, he could gather more than 100,000 soldiers. However, he only had 20,000 regular soldiers. Uncle was happy because in the past, the entire Western Liang had been constantly attacking and killing each other, and there was a serious internal friction. Now, under his unified leadership, they were united against the outside world. The various races coexisted peacefully and intermarried. It had already shown signs of prosperity. Yan Rou and the other powerful people in the past also saw this development and cherished it even more. They wholeheartedly assisted their uncle in protecting their homeland.
To the north, with our support, Ke Bineng has greatly developed his own power with the help of our troops and money. We treated the battle between his tribe and the other Xianbei tribes as a real practice ground. We sent various teams to take turns to train and then come back to summarize the actual combat experience and lessons. With our help, Kirby has already crossed the Juyan Sea to the north. The population under his command has increased from less than 2000 to nearly 50,000. He can mobilize 7,000 to 8000 people to fight at once. He has become one of the largest tribes in the Xianbei tribe. However, we have an agreement with him. As a condition for supporting him, the Hetao area south of Juyan Sea will belong to us. He will have the final say in the areas north of Juyan Sea. As an alliance, we promise to help Kirby as much as possible. In the past, Kirby was still very weak. He was extremely grateful for our conditions, so he didn't ask for anything. Now that there are more people in the tribe, he hasn't forgotten his roots and has always acknowledged this agreement. Moreover, I also provide him with exclusive medicine for his treatment. Without my medicine, he won't be able to feel comfortable. Moreover, when he followed me to fight against the Cao army, he also saw my lightning methods and was even more respectful to us. In the past, he had pulled some connections and acknowledged a brother. Now, he claimed that he was no longer in a high position. He no longer addressed me as his brother. Instead, he followed his brother-in-law and called me General. He claimed that he would follow his orders. Moreover, he wanted us to pick some good horses from his spoils of war and give them to us brothers. He claimed that we could choose them ourselves. Zhang Bao picked a big black horse from among them and named it Big Belly Black Cloud Chaser. This kid only learned from his father. From appearance to weapons to mounts, he was almost like his father. All he needed was that Steel Whisker. Guan Xing was also a good-for-nothing. Seeing that his father's Red Hare was so good, he kept looking for a horse that was covered in charcoal red. In the end, he really did find it. It looked similar to Second Master Guan's horse. According to Guan Xing himself, after riding it, it felt a little worse than the Red Hare. I didn't want to pick, but I couldn't resist Kirbineng's persuasion. I chose a round, but I didn't find anything I liked. When Kirby saw me like this, he told me that they had a good horse. It was originally the king of a herd of wild horses. A tribe spent more than a month to lure him into an ambush before they caught it. Even now, it still hasn't been trained properly. It's very wild and has already injured several grooms. If I can subdue it, it won't be a problem for me to give it to you. I was very interested and followed Kirby to see the horse. It was indeed a good horse. It was snow-white in color and was more than 15 feet from head to tail. Its hooves were almost one head taller than Uncle's BMW. I estimated that it weighed nearly a ton. When he stood there, compared to other horses, he was simply O'Neill among horses. If he were to put on a full body armor and charge into battle, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a tank in the future. I also estimated my height. I was already more than 6.5 feet tall. In another 10 years, I would be taller than Guan Yu. My weight wouldn't be lighter than his. My weapons were heavy and numerous. Ordinary horses couldn't carry them. Take Guan Yu as an example. Before the Red Hare Horse, he was almost like a horse in a battle. With the Red Hare Horse, he dared to attack freely. It was difficult for his opponents to resist his heavy saber and fast horse. I like having such a good horse. Under Kirbino's repeated reminders, I carefully approached the horse and fed it some fragrant grass. This fellow was a glutton. For some reason, he didn't have any hostility towards me and enjoyed my feeding very much. While it wasn't disgusted by me, I jumped onto its back. It was so f * cking wide, and it was so comfortable to sit on. The horse couldn't take it anymore. It ran away and wanted to throw me off. I couldn't do as he wished. I hugged his neck tightly with both hands and let him gallop wildly. He was fast, and the scenery on both sides retreated. After a while, I didn't want to waste my time with him. I clenched my fists tightly. This guy couldn't breathe freely anymore, so I slowly slowed down. I let go of him and let him catch his breath. Don't suffocate him to death. He panted evenly and was not afraid anymore. He started to stand up like a human and wanted to throw me down. I hugged his neck tightly and clamped my legs tightly. He couldn't fall down at all. This guy was very cunning. He suddenly lay on the ground and was about to roll around, wanting to press me down. I had practiced a lot of close combat skills with Yan Rou, so my hands and feet were much faster. I jumped in front of him, but my hands were still holding on to his brown hair. Seeing him so mischievous, I was also angry. I used my strength and pressed his head to the ground. I kicked his head twice, causing the horse to tremble. I still couldn't vent my anger, so I punched him a few more times. This time, he was obedient and didn't dare to move. He lay there and looked at me pitifully. I was so angry that I climbed onto his back and shouted. He immediately got up. I patted his butt and the horse obediently carried me back. It seemed that no one had ever hit him before. After I went back, Kirby didn't go back on his word and gave me this horse. I was also overjoyed. This was an uncastrated male horse, only two years old. If he was used as a stallion, he could create many good horses. I thanked Kirby repeatedly, but Kirby kept saying that he didn't dare to. It was just a small matter. There was no need to be polite.
His mother was fine now, and there was no problem for her to mount a horse and fight. She had been out for so long. If she wasn't injured, she would have gone back home long ago because she missed her brother, Zhao Guang. She had been out for a year now. She wondered how her family was doing. This injury didn't affect her at all. She wasn't worried about her son, who was taught by a godly doctor. I knew that she loved beauty, so I used my special medicine to treat her wounds. Her wounds have already healed, leaving only faint marks. Especially the place where an arrow grazed her face. It couldn't be seen at all. Only then did she feel relieved. Seeing that Western Liang had stabilized, she also wanted to go back. Zhang Bao and the others are also homesick. It seems that we should go back. I know, according to history, my father and Master Zhuge should have entered Sichuan by now. If I go back to the police station directly, I probably won't see them at all. I told my mother and Zhang Bao that Xichuan should be in the midst of war and that it would be unsafe on the road. I should ask about the situation before leaving. They agreed. Uncle arranged for people to inquire about the situation in Yizhou. To the south was Wudu County, and now a considerable part of it had become Zhang Lu's territory. Soon, the men sent by his uncle came back with news from Yizhou. It was said that Liu Bei's military advisor Pang Tong had been ambushed by Liu Zhang's top general, Zhang Ren. He was shot and severely injured, and one of his legs was crippled. If not for the armor he was wearing, he would have become a porcupine. However, because of his heavy injuries, he was unconscious and could not command the battle. Liu Bei had already ordered Master Zhuge, his father, and Third Master Zhang Fei to be sent to Sichuan. They were probably in Sichuan by now. It seemed that history hadn't changed too much. It was just that Pang Tong was heavily injured and hadn't died yet. After learning about this situation, his mother decided to return to Sichuan to find his father. Since Xiliang was stable now, his uncle also decided to send troops to support Liu Bei. However, there was no suitable reason to send troops. Zhang Lu and Liu Bei were still in a hostile state. If they sent troops to help Liu Bei, they would have to pass through Zhang Lu's territory. It would not make sense for Zhang Lu.
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