"Tomorrow's Expedition?"

A dim lamp, I don't know if the tung oil is not good or the wick is too short, it is always jumping, flickering and swaying, illuminating the two figures flickering and small.

"Brother! I said, can't you change this lamp? It makes me dizzy! Yang Bai glanced at the dim light with a little dissatisfaction, "Didn't I give you some wax a few days ago, why don't you use it?" ”

"Nonsense! Lighting the lamp and waxing are not all the same, just a light up, do you still want to be as bright as day? Little loser......" Yang Song said habitually, "Besides, lamp oil doesn't need money, why, a little money looks down on lamp oil...... I think back then, your expenses weren't saved by me a little bit......"

"Okay! Dear brother! You're my brother! Yang Bai said helplessly, and then reached out and took the bamboo clip next to the lampholder to pull out the wick, "Okay, use the lamp, use the lamp, I'll pull the wick longer, how much brighter......"

"Alas, wait......" Jansson exclaimed.

It's late.

Yang Bai just wanted to pull the wick up with a bamboo clip, but he never thought that it would be pulled out at once......

Well, to be precise, it's not that it's unplugged, but that the wick is that short in the first place.

The wick that had been separated from the tung oil shook twice, and then it was completely extinguished, and the room suddenly fell into darkness. Yang Bai pinched the bamboo clip awkwardly, and he didn't sit or stand.

"You little loser...... Yang Song habitually muttered, then took the bamboo clip from Yang Bai's hand, then put the wick into the lamp again in the dark, and then re-lit the wick.

"Brother! Dear brother! Yang Bai couldn't cry and laughed, and said, "If the wick is longer, it will die!" ”

"It won't die, but it will cost oil!" Yang Song pointed to the mat, which was already a little broken and knitted, and said, "It's all such an adult, and it's still frizzy, sit down!" What did Zhang Shijun say? ”

"Zhang Shijun said let me lead the troops to the watershed to resist ...... Well, General Zhengxi ......" Yang Bai said, "Tomorrow the troops will set off, so come back and tell my brother first......"

"General Zhengxi?" Yang Song's eyebrows raised and he said, "But what kind of school palace did Fei Qianfei Ziyuan, the general of Zhengxi Fei Ziyuan, who pacified Baibo, recovered Yinshan, drove Xianbei to the north, and built a palace in the east?" ”

Yang Bai nodded and said, "It should be...... I don't think there's anyone else who is also the title of General Zhengxi......"

"Hey......" Yang Song couldn't help but stand up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked around the hall.

Yang Bai's head shook back and forth with Yang Song, and said, "Brother...... Brother...... Ah, brother, don't turn around, okay? This light is shaking, you are also shaking, and your eyes are dizzy......"

"Alas......" Yang Song sat back and sighed.

Yang Bai asked puzzledly, "What's the matter, brother?" Although General Zhengxi is powerful, it is in the north! It's not that you don't know the watershed, the mountains are high and the village is solid, where is the stuck, not to mention a decade and a half, that is, it is stuck for three or five days, and it is inevitable to retreat after the water is broken! No amount of soldiers will be able to do it! It's okay! ”

"I'm not worried about this!" Yang Song said with a frown.

"What does that brother mean?" Yang Bai asked suspiciously.

Yang Song still frowned, and said: "This time it's a watershed, the soldiers at home, how many people are you going to bring?" ”

According to the convention, Yang Bai, as the Sima of Hanzhong County, can have a private army of about 150 to 200 people as a direct subordinate department, and Yang Song, as a Hanzhong County, can also have a personal armed force of about 30 to 50 people as an escort, so Yang Song's family can be a private armed force of about 200 people.

Even if there is really none, the commander of the light pole will be temporarily recruited from the army according to his rank, ranging from 50 to 200 people as personal guards, and after the war, the personal guards will generally be officially transformed into the personal guards of the generals, separated from the original subordinates.

These personal guards, who are also heralds, overseers, and even broken soldiers when they escape, because in the Han Dynasty, the main general was killed and the personal guards fled back, all of them were held accountable according to the crime of "deceased master", and they were basically responsible for killing the head.

"Naturally, the people of the headquarters are ......" Yang Bai was somewhat puzzled, do you still need to ask?

"How many soldiers and horses does Zhang Shijun give?" Yang Bai asked.

"It was said that there were 500 soldiers...... With the addition of more than 200 people who were originally in the watershed, there are 800 people, plus the people of my headquarters...... There should be no problem in staying at the watershed for ten days and half a month......," Yang Bai said.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Bai's eyes flickered a few times, and he said, "No, you want to take my guards with you!" When you reach the watershed, you must also control all the 500 soldiers and the defenders of the watershed! There is no room for error! ”

"Huh? Oh......" Yang Bai subconsciously replied, and then asked, "Why?" Wouldn't my brother have no guards to protect him? ”

"Oh, I'm a worker, and I'm in the county on weekdays, so three or five guards are enough......" Yang Bai was obviously thinking about something, and said, "Do you know what it means for General Zhengxi to reach the watershed...... Never mind...... Most of you don't know...... Let's rest early, we need to have some money tomorrow...... When you reach the watershed, do a good job of arming first, don't be too impulsive, wait for my letter to ......"

Although he didn't know exactly why Yang Song said this, Yang Bai still habitually listened to Yang Song's words, nodded, and after answering, he got up and retired.

After Yang Bai left, Yang Song blew out the oil lamp, but he didn't mean to rest, but sat alone in front of the table, thinking in the shadows.

General Fei Qianqian went south, naturally not to visit the mountains and rivers, but to stare at Hanzhong, maybe also look at Sichuan and Shu, this point, naturally only need to think about it, everyone can clearly understand......

But back to speculation, why was General Zhengxi able to attack Hanzhong?

Could it be that General Zhengxi has already taken Guanzhong?

In the darkness, Yang Song's brows furrowed tightly.

For Yang Bai, it may only be necessary to follow the military order, but Yang Song has to think more and more far-reaching.

After all, the Yang family is too weak, there are only two brothers, although they are now serving under Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, but ...... But this position is not what Yang Song wants, it is just a last resort.

In the land of Sichuan and Shu, there are many family names, and these family names firmly control the local land and political affairs, and they can't be managed, and there is no place for a weak family like Yang Song!

Zhang's and Du's are in Jincheng, He's is in Pixian, Jiangyuan is Chang's, Langzhong's surnames are Sanhu, Wuma, Pu, Zhao, Ren, Huang, Yan, Brazil's Qian's, Nanchong's also has Zhang's and Hou's, Qianwei has seven Yang, five Li, and the surnames are twelve, and Yang, Du, and Li are Zitong's surnames......

The surname of Kawanaka is staggered, and there is no gap at all. As a last resort, the two brothers of the Yang family came to Hanzhong, and it happened that Zhang Luxin entered Hanzhong, and it was also when he was in urgent need of manpower that he got a place.

It's just that Yang Song is not very satisfied with being under Zhang Lu. The key is not Zhang Lu's background, for Yang Song, his background is secondary, and more importantly, Zhang Lu has no enterprising spirit, just thinking about blindly keeping it!

How big can the land of Hanzhong be? How long can you keep it? The act of burning the plank road made Yang Song even more slandered, and it seemed to be safer on the surface, but it also broke off the connection with Guanzhong, and it was even more self-depriving of the hope of taking a step forward!

Yang Song didn't know that Yang Bai had always been a little dissatisfied with his frugal behavior, but didn't this family background be saved by himself in the slightest?

Careful planning has become an instinct of Yang Song. And at present, the general of Zhengxi is pointing directly at Hanzhong, which means that most of the generals of Zhengxi have already obtained control of Guanzhong!

One is Guanzhong plus and northern......

One is Hanzhong plus Sichuan Shu......

The huge scales were placed in Yang Song's heart, and from time to time some weights were placed on the left and right sides......

………………………………

The dark clouds are churning in the sky, and it seems that a heavy rain is about to fall in Jincheng, and in the mansion of Mu Liu Yan in Yizhou, it is also cloudy, and there seems to be a wind and rain brewing.

"Get out!"

Liu Yan lay on his side on the couch, pushed away the maid who was about to feed the medicine, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The old man doesn't eat these useless decoctions!" Get lost! Get out! ”

The maid staggered to the ground, and the black potion was knocked over, splashing a foul color......

"Please calm your anger......"

Whether it was the attendants or guards inside or outside the hall, Qi Qi was half a cut shorter.

Liu Yan gasped, endured the pain in his back, and said, "Ahem...... Passed on, go and ask Pombasi...... And Zhao Taicang came to ......"

Someone outside the house immediately answered, and then walked away quickly.

"Someone!" Liu Yan reluctantly sat up from the couch, then took a few breaths, endured the pain and said, "A group of useless people! Don't help the old man get up quickly, and get ready to change his clothes......"

During this period of time, Liu Yan had a carbuncle attack, a large pustule swollen on his back, his skin was erosive, and he was in pain, and he could only sleep on his stomach, no matter whether he sat or stand, he was miserable.

In fact, according to modern medicine, carbuncle is not a terminal disease, a large number of staphylophylophytes under the skin or in the tissue, resulting in an abscess, generally speaking, surgical excision, plus anti-inflammatory drugs, in most cases can restore health, but there were no anti-inflammatory drugs in the Han Dynasty, and few people would do the surgery.

Therefore, it is just to prescribe some cool and fire-defeating medicines, but just by relying on decoction, how can you quickly treat the symptoms of acute carbuncle like Liu Yan?

In addition, Liu Yan originally believed in Taoism, and there was a saint of Tianwei Dao in the house, and it was inevitable that he would take the pill to cultivate something, and the mineral toxins in the body that had accumulated for a long time suddenly broke out in the carbuncle, and the condition was even worse.

The sick man was moody, and in one day yesterday alone, he killed one attendant and two maids, and frightened these subordinates in the palace trembling and terrified, for fear that the next unlucky ghost would be their turn.

Maybe Liu Yan was preparing to meet the guests, and he didn't put much thought into these subordinates, so he didn't continue to be angry, but closed his eyes and said slowly: "Take some incense powder to ......"

Maybe the people who are about to die have some feelings to a greater or lesser extent, Liu Yan feels that his time is running out, and he is afraid that there will be more and less luck, so he will have to arrange the future affairs more or less.

Liu Yan has four sons, but now only Liu Zhang is by his side.

The third son, Liu Mao, said that he followed him into Sichuan, but unfortunately died early......

Liu Yan has always believed that Liu Mao's death is inseparable from the big families of Sichuan and Shu, because Liu Mao participated in the banquets of these big families at that time, but when Liu Mao died, he only showed symptoms of wind and cold, and there was nothing abnormal, which made Liu Yan can only suppress his grief in his heart, and he can't put this matter on the table, so he can only investigate secretly.

But I didn't expect that before I could find out anything, I was also depressed, and the carbuncle attacked so quickly that I was a little caught off guard.

The face was thickly coated with a layer of powder, barely covering the pale and decadent face, and Liu Yan asked people to burn incense indoors to cover the foul smell of the carbuncle on his back, and then he held it up and sat on the seat......

Pang Basi, that is, Pang Xi, is too shou of Brazil. In the rebellion of Li Guo that year, he resigned from the official position of the squire, originally thinking of temporarily avoiding the soldiers in Guanzhong, but he did not expect that after the Chong clan took power, he was not able to fulfill the original promise in time, and the situation in Guanzhong became more and more chaotic.

On the one hand, Pang Xi can be regarded as having a lot of friendship with Liu Yan's son Liu Fanduo, on the other hand, it just so happens that Liu Yan also needs some celebrities to support him, so Pang Xi, who went south, quickly established a strategic cooperative relationship with Liu Yan, served as the Brazilian Taishou, guarded the north for Liu Yan, suppressed the local scholars, and monitored Zhang Lu's movements in Hanzhong.

And Zhao Taicang, that is, Zhao Wei, is a military officer, and now he is the general of the Guardian Army, stationed in Jincheng. Zhao Wei once held the position of Taicang in the central court, and when Liu Yan was appointed to go south, Zhao Wei followed, and he was also regarded as Liu Yan's old team, which was regarded as loyalty.

Wen has Pang Xi, Wu has Zhao Wei, these are Liu Yan's two arms in Sichuan and Shu.

Zhao Wei arrived soon.

And Pang Xi, who arrived in Jincheng two days earlier, also came, and the two of them glanced at each other, and then entered the hall together to meet Liu Yan......

Inside the hall, sandalwood lingers.

Liu Yan is half-leaning and half-sitting, located in the middle, with his eyes closed and recuperating, wearing a colorful brocade robe, which looks graceful and noble, calm and moderate.

"Idle people, wait for the retreat!" Waiting for Pang Xi and Zhao Wei to take their seats, Liu Yan opened his eyes, his face didn't tremble, and he said in a deep voice, "The guards stand out twenty steps!" Those who dare to trespass, those who whisper on the windows, slash! ”

"Yui!"

The guards stationed outside the hall replied loudly, and the armor sounded out.

"Boom" There was a muffled thunderclap, and the heavy rain poured down, enveloping the whole world inside. The already dimly lit hall was swept away by the wind and rain, and the curtains swayed, shaking off a large shadow and enveloping all three of them......