Three days later.

As Guan Yu held a banquet in the mansion to entertain everyone, the happy event of celebrating Zhao Lin's pregnancy came to an end.

Next.

Huwei general Zhao Yun led hundreds of Bai'er elite soldiers, as well as Xiahou Lan and his apprentice Deng Ai from the west gate of Jiangling and returned to Shuzhong by land.

They did not choose to return along the waterway, and the waterway from Nanjun to Yufu was not as fast as they imagined.

With the ancient ships, the speed of going up the river is often greatly reduced, and the more important thing is that the waterway into Shu is depleted in some places, and there are many reefs, and it often takes great energy to pay attention to this problem when sailing.

This can be seen from the former Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei's division into Shu, and Zhang Fei was also the first to arrive in Shuzhong.

Of course.

This is only a matter of going up the river, there is no such great resistance when going straight down the river, and the speed of the warship can be greatly accelerated.

Thousands of miles of Jiangling are returned in one day, which describes the speed of going straight down Jingzhou from Yufu Shunjiang.

………

Just as Zhao Yun and his entourage were returning to Chengdu, two days of hard work, Pan Jun and Guan Ping and their entourage also turned into Xiangshui and Yuanshui along the Yangtze River waterway, and arrived at Linyuan, the county town of Wuling.

County capital.

Pan Jun, who had just arrived in Wuling, couldn't take a break, so he immediately went to the county government and convened county officials at all levels in the county to discuss in the mansion.

In the hall.

"Li Juncheng, where does Wuxi Man live now, and how do you arrange it?"

At the top, seeing that all the county officials had arrived, Pan Jun showed a resolute look on his face and asked loudly.

Hearing this, a middle-aged scholar in an official uniform slowly stood up and bowed his hand: "Qi Pan Junshou, after defeating the Wu thief again, because Mr. Ma returned to Jiangling, and because Hao Junshou died in battle when resisting Huang Gai's invasion, Wuling has no one to preside over the overall situation!" ”

"In order to prevent the barbarians from staying in the county and villages and fighting with the people, the subordinates and their colleagues in the county unanimously decided to repatriate the Wuxi barbarian army back to the deep mountain tribe to wait for the next instruction of the prince."

A seat fell.

The rest of the county officials looked embarrassed and gave up their hands.

When the words fell, Pan Jun couldn't help but say: "You mean, now the barbarians have returned to the tribe, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Okay."

"Li Juncheng, you quickly collected clothes and armor in the county in the past two days, gathered them, and then waited for the follow-up transportation of wealth and other materials to arrive, and we will go to the barbarian camp together to fulfill our promise!"

"No."

Hearing this, Li Juncheng did not dare to disobey, and immediately gave the order.

End of meeting.

Pan Jun found Guan Ping first, and said: "Young General, it will take a day or two for the materials we promised to reward the barbarians to arrive. ”

"But I am worried that time is dragging on, and the barbarians will think that our army is treacherous, and then send troops to plunder the counties and create chaos."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Guan Ping tightly, and said with a smile: "Therefore, I want to ask the young general to go to the barbarian camp first." ”

"On the one hand, you have broken the Wu army in this battle, and your prestige will be fully displayed, and you can also deter the barbarian army and temporarily stabilize them."

"On the other hand, the young general can also show his strong courage first, so that the barbarians dare not despise our army."

"Major General, what do you think?"

"Pan Junshou, as it should be."

"I'm willing to go to the danger and go ahead to meet the barbarian king Shamoko."

When the words fell, even Pan Jun didn't expect that Guan Ping's tone was so resolute, and he accepted it lightly.

"This ......"

"Major General, have you thought clearly, now that the barbarians are not completely dependent on our army, you go alone, I am afraid that you will be in danger of being bullied and coerced by the barbarians."

"If you don't want to go, then wait for the supplies to arrive, and I'll go with you!"

Stunned for a moment, Pan Jun looked solemn and muttered.

"Hahaha."

"Don't worry about it!"

"No matter what I say, Guan Ping has been with my father for more than ten years, and I have been a general in a hundred battles, and I have come through in the rain of guns and arrows, and I have already put my birthday out of the way."

"As the old saying goes: Misfortune and fortune are relied upon, blessing and misfortune are lurking, if Ping Ru doesn't even have the courage to meet the barbarians alone, how can he command the barbarian army to fight and deter them?"

A rhetorical question, Guan Ping's iron ambition was revealed, and even his position was stated.

Seeing this, seeing that he had already made the final decision, Pan Jun was no longer admonishing, and muttered: "Please take care of the young general and pay attention to safety!" ”

"Don't worry."

After this matter was agreed, Guan Ping also avoided having long nights and dreams, so in the early morning of the next day, he led Liu Jia, the general of the guards, and several guards to continue to Yuanling along the Yuanshui.

After a day or two, they arrived at Yuanling, and their party also marched towards Yuanxi and Yuanshan.

Due to the starry night and hurrying, Guan Ping and his party soon entered Yuanxi, the control of the barbarians.

At this time, on a small mountain, Guan Ping looked at the surrounding barbarian tribes with his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh again and again: "Alas, although the barbarians are not accustomed to etiquette, what these tribes have built is not disorderly at all, not only strong but also occupies favorable terrain. ”

"The tribes can still echo each other."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Liu Jia on the side and muttered, "It seems that the ability of this Wuxi Barbarian King should not be underestimated!" ”

A seat fell.

When Liu Jia heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head again and again.

Half-ringing, he replied: "Yes! At a glance, it can be observed that the various tribes of the barbarians are backed by high mountain formations, and the natural mountain terrain is used as a barrier, and it is clear that Shamoko is also a man of knowledge. ”

"Secondly, the barbarians are generally extremely scattered, and they don't obey anyone on weekdays, but at this moment, the phenomenon that the barbarians below give us is that the tribes get along very harmoniously, and there is no sign of fighting each other."

"Shamoko was able to gain the unanimous support of the barbarians, became the barbarian king, commanded the tribes, and made the barbarians unconditionally submit to his rule."

"I think this person is not simple!"

A voice.

Liu Jia talked eloquently, but he also analyzed it very reasonably.

At this moment, he couldn't help but show his own ability, the ability to lead the remnants of the Yellow Turban to inhabit the hinterland of the Central Plains for more than 20 years without being exterminated by the Cao army.

"Hahaha."

Hearing this, Guan Ping laughed a few times, and then said loudly: "If you come, you will be safe!" ”

"Since Shamoko is not a simple character, then I should know him well."

Immediately, as soon as the words fell, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's go, continue to the tribe in front of you, and find the location of Shamoko's main camp." ”

"No!"

To the east of Yuanxi is the Yuanshan Mountain, which stretches for dozens of miles.

In the Yuan Mountain, there is a hill of more than ten miles.

The main camp of the barbarian army, the main tribe of Shamoko, is located here, and the rest of the surrounding tribes are guarding here, and with the terrain of this place, it can be said that it is really easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Of course, if the Yuanxi Heavenly Danger is broken, the barbarians' strong defense line will also collapse at the touch of a button!

Main.

In the big tent.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a crown that resembles a straw hat and a simple cloth coat sat lazily on the king's seat, discussing with the simple coarse cloth patriarch of several members of the stairs.

This middle-aged man is now the barbarian king of Wuxi Zhuban, Shamoke.

As for the so-called coarse cloth clothes, they were only rewarded for assisting the Jingzhou army to break Wu this time.

The rest of the ordinary barbarians, most of whom were not even fully clothed.

"Wang, some time ago, our army was requested by the Han envoy to lead the people out of the mountain to assist them in attacking and killing the Wu army."

"At the beginning, the Han envoy promised that as long as we helped them repel the Wu thieves and keep Jingzhou, after the matter was completed, they would reward us with enough clothes and armor, as well as money and food."

"It's been nearly two months now, but there has been no news, shouldn't it be the treachery of the Han people?"

"I hope that the king will contact the Han army as soon as possible and get back our reward."

At this moment, several patriarchs couldn't help but be together, and each put pressure on the barbarian king Shamoke.

Half as the words fell, another patriarch said sharply: "King, if we can't get the reward back, then we will mobilize the tribe's sons to go down the mountain and plunder the county to make up for this loss!" ”

Hearing this, Shamoko, who was sitting on the king's seat, was careless, picking up the roasted and steaming pheasant and nibbling it, before he could speak.

"Report."

"King Qiyu, the Han army sent an envoy to come and bluntly said that he wanted to meet the king."

Suddenly, the barbarian guards stepped into the king's tent and bowed.