Chapter 15: Before the Summer Harvest

In the early morning of the 18th, Tian Xin wore a brand-new black robe and wore a crown on the dirt road to the mountain in front of Micheng, he stepped on a pair of leather boots, hung a Han sword on his left waist, and hung two seals on his right waist, one was the Yidu County Lieutenant 2,000 stone silver seal blue ribbon three colors, and the other was the Yidu camp superintendent's seal, the official rank was more than a thousand stones, and the copper seal was black ribbon.

He was followed by two people, one was Geng Jaw, a scribe assigned to him by Guan Yu, who was nineteen years old and was considered a disciple of Liu Bei's ministry. Geng Jaw walked with his sword in his hand, and his eyes looked at the golden wheat fields on both sides of the dirt road from time to time.

The other is the Tian Xin Congyi Barracks...... The pro-soldiers selected in the Yidu battalion, the real pro-soldiers. It is called Luo Zhu, because it is from Lin Yi, and at the suggestion of Tian Xin, Luo Zhu took Lin as his surname and changed his name to Lin Luo Zhu in the military book roster.

He wore two crotch armors, stepped on a pair of leather shoes, hung a ring sword at his waist, and carried a flat shoulder on his shoulder, loaded with gifts exchanged between the military officials in the battalion and Tian Xin, except for a few daggers and copper utensils, the rest was cloth.

Tian Xin helped them draw dragons, and they gave Tian Xin a small gift to thank them, it was as simple as that.

Micheng was built by Mi Fang, the Taishou of Jiangling, at that time, Guan Yu was stationed in Tun Jiangling, and built the new city of Jiangling, and Mi Fang also followed the construction of the new city, as the outer stronghold of the northwest corner of Jiangling.

Here is Jingcheng in the east, Linfu in the north, and there is a military stronghold on the west bank of Fushui, called Maicheng, Maicheng is sandwiched between Fushui and Zhangshui.

On the eve of the Xiangshui Alliance, Sun Wu bullied Jingzhou Guan Yu to have only 10,000 troops left, and forcibly sent troops to ask for Jingzhou. Guan Yu's soldiers were few and could not move, Liu Bei raised 50,000 troops from Yizhou, and when the decisive battle was about to break out, Cao Cao marched into Hanzhong, so Liu Bei withdrew from the army, leaving Guan Yu with the Jingzhou soldiers who entered Shu in batches that year, totaling 20,000.

At that time, there was a possibility of fighting at any time, and Liu Bei used Ma Chao to guard Linfang to prevent the Nanyang Cao army from threatening the flank.

Guan Yu has not been to Yizhou so far, and Ma Chao has already been to Jingzhou once.

After acquiring 20,000 Jingzhou veterans, Guan Yu moved north to Jingcheng, using this as a military stronghold to expel the surrounding Cao army.

The auxiliary soldiers of Qianshantun have all been disbanded and returned, and Tian Xin saw men and women harvesting barren grass in the wilderness outside the tun from a distance, and it was winter fuel after drying.

A dilapidated manor near Qianshantun left only a broken wall, with a fruit grove inside, and the sound of children playing and scolding could be heard.

The courtyard where the Tunli Tian clan lived had been repaired, and a fence had been erected on the perimeter, and two hens had each led a flock of chicks to rummage through the fence for sand and gravel.

When he came, his grandfather Tian Wei and Xiaomei and other four younger siblings were sitting around rubbing grass seeds, which people can eat as well as chickens.

"Grandpa, my grandson is back."

Tian Xin gave a salute, Tian Yan threw herself into his arms and cried when she lost the straw bundle, hugging his legs tightly.

Since the children and grandchildren died one after another during the migration, Tian Wei's smile that he hadn't shown for a long time appeared at this moment, and he pursed his lips and bowed his head: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

"I've grown taller...... too"

Tian Wei saw that Tian Xin's eyebrows were becoming more and more similar to those of his second son and third grandson who died early, and his eyes moistened: "Since Guan Junhou is simple and heavy for you, he should repay him with death." ”

"Yes, my grandson is only for one thing this time."

Tian Xin hugged his little sister and sat beside Tian Wei, while the other younger siblings sat behind Tian Wei and looked at him with a strange and awe-inspiring look.

Tian Xin said and looked sideways at Lin Luozhu, Lin Luozhu carefully took out a box of candy pastry from the basket and handed it over, Tian Xin opened the lid of the box: "This is a gift from Wu Hou Sun Quan to the Junhou, and the prince of the Jun Hou Shi transferred it to his grandson, I heard that it is a tribute from Guangzhou to Wu Hou." ”

In order to attack Huainan with peace of mind, Sun Quan recently sent things to Guan Yu every three or five times, from Jiangdong silk fabrics to various exquisite utensils commonly used in life.

However, because of the eastward transfer of the Nanyang Dengcheng Naval Division, the Wu army did not directly cross the river as it had done in the past few times, and was still waiting for fighters. It may also be that he was beaten by Zhang Liao before and had a psychological shadow, seeing that Zhang Liao had more than 10,000 sailors to help him fight this time, he didn't dare to fight easily.

Before the Cao Army's Huainan Battlefield had no water division, the waters of the Yangtze River were the back garden of the Wu Army, and they could come if they wanted.

If during the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, Zhang Liao had another 5,000 sailors in his hands, then Sun Quan's 100,000 troops would be in Huainan.

After everyone washed their hands, they carefully tasted the brown sugar snack, and Tian Xin didn't eat one in his hand: "Now my grandson is the camp governor, and his official rank is more than a thousand stones, and he is the governor of Yidu County." Therefore, they were registered as officials, and their relatives were usually to move into Gangneung City to settle down. ”

Tian Wei had seen the elegance of Luoyang when he was young, and he didn't care about the sugar crisp in his eyes, and he couldn't stand the wonderful origin of the sugar crisp.

He chewed slowly and asked: "Even if you are an official Qianshi, and you are in charge of a battalion, I don't know how many parts there can be?" ”

Most of the villagers who fled from Hanzhong were settled around Micheng, and it was the time to gather the township party and get rich together.

Tian Xin just smiled, there was no first-mover advantage anymore, how could it be so simple to recruit the department?

For example, General Xiahoulan commanded the five battalions of Jingnan Yi soldiers, and the private soldiers of the Qu were less than 100 people.

He said, "If your grandson has eighty stones, he will be able to raise twenty strong men." ”

The three stones of the moon are enough to summon Ding Zhuang who dares to fight.

Tian Xin said and handed the candy pastry in his hand to the little sister, and said: "My grandson is here, and it also means to raise a trilogy." ”

Liao Hua has already hinted at this matter, only a dozen or so military officials in the Yi barracks are Han Chinese, and most of the remaining sergeants and military officials are Jingnan barbarians, so it is necessary to strengthen the enforcement of Tian Xindian's military discipline and criminal law.

Tian Wei nodded slowly, and looked around the courtyard: "It's easy to talk about the trilogy, when your uncle and uncle come back, I will let them go to Getun to gather strong men." But I don't want to move anymore, now that the war is about to start, staying in the tunzhong is like a barren grass on the side of the road, and it is not difficult to save my life. ”

Tian Xin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard this, everyone knew what Mi Fang's intention was to guard Jiangling and protect the families of the whole army.

No one would have thought that a character like Mi Fang would rebel, which is almost against common sense.

I also understand my grandfather's worries, the weeds on the roadside are harvested from time to time, but no one will come to dig the roots, and whoever comes will pay taxes and rent.

After a little silence, Tian Xin asked: "Master Liao has transferred a house in Jiangling City, and Grandpa is reluctant to farm, so the grandson has to take his little sister to Jiangling." The grandson is in the military and it is inconvenient to take care of the little sister, so is it okay to intercede and foster the little sister in the prince's mansion? ”

"It's okay, if you can't do it, let Tian Ji and his wife follow you."

Tian Ji is Tian Xin's brother, and there are not many side lineages.

Seeing this conversation, Geng Jaw on one side had already understood that the Tian clan had split up, and the Tian clan relatives did not want to go to Jiangling City to take risks.

It is one thing to move to the military and Mintun strongholds outside Gangneung, and it is another thing to move to Gangneung Fortress.

The big city is like a prison, and when the war is fierce, there is nowhere to run.

That night, Xue Rong, the former head of Tuntun, held a banquet to receive Tian Xin, what Tian Xin didn't expect was that Xue Rong and Geng Jaw were familiar with each other, and the three of them sat in front of the charcoal fire and said while eating.

An iron pot is suspended from a charcoal fire, and the fish soup is boiling inside, and the vegetables are boiled.

During the conversation, Tian Xin understood that Xue Rong was the nephew of Xue Lan, a famous scholar of Peiguo in Yuzhou, and Xue Lan, one of the eight horses, was defeated and killed by Cao Cao by Lu Bu as a separate driver, and Xue Lan's relatives later attached themselves to Liu Bei and wandered around; Geng Jaw is even more powerful, he is a native of Zhuo County, the same clan as Jian Yong, and his father and ancestors are all Liu Bei's subordinates.

Xue Rong drank the hot and delicious fish soup from the black pottery bowl, and smiled: "Now Cao Ren is waiting for the summer harvest, and our army is also waiting for the summer harvest." After the summer harvest is over, a certain will also be transferred back to the Jingcheng camp. ”

Geng Jaw nodded slowly: "I heard that Meng Da has been ordered by General Zuo, and as soon as Meng Da moves, my Jingzhou army is not far away." ”

Xue Rong asked, "How is the Baqiu Wu army doing?" ”

"His governor Lu Meng is sick, and he should be infected with the disease."

Geng's tone was confirmed: "The prince has repeatedly investigated, and Lu Meng's condition is not false. ”

Xue Rong raised his hand to wipe the faint scars on his face, and sneered and snorted: "Baqiu is not a good place, there was Governor Zhou Yu who died of illness in the past, and then Governor Lusu contracted the epidemic, all of whom died early in the prime of life. Lu Meng is also the governor, and it seems that it is not far away. ”

The Baqiu at the entrance of Xiangshui is like a sword blade inserted in the lumbar vertebrae of the Jingzhou army, coupled with the Hankou garrison of the Wu army, which completely shattered Jingnan and Jingbei.