Tongguan, north of the Yellow River, south of the Qinling Mountains, standing on the loess plateau and choking the east and west, its terrain is dangerous, in ancient times it was called "the first danger in Jin, one hundred and two heavy passes". From Heluo in and out of the pass, Tongguan is really the only way to pass.

It is already in October of the second year of Wei Yongan (the first year of Liangzhong Datong), this winter is cold early, the cold wind on the loess plateau is calling, thousands of miles of red fields, and the word "Xiao Suo" is not enough to describe the state of sorrow in front of you.

The cold wind swept the Tongguan, the wind was very strong, the flags on the city tower were hunting, and the drum was like a full sail. There were guards who were already frozen and their limbs stiffened, and the cold was blowing on their bodies, and they staggered, and almost fell off the high and steep city wall. There were exclamations in all directions, and some people hated and cursed: "If you go in and don't advance, you won't go back." Lack of food and clothing, chopping firewood and nowhere to find it... I can't live this bird day! ”

There should be a harmony.

A small group of people turned around the corner of the city, all wearing school armor, thinking that they were patrolling the city. He must have heard the soldiers' complaints, and someone said, "They are all unconscious... General Yuwen, do you want to catch one or two and make an example of them? ”

The leader was Yu Wentai, who shook his head when he heard this, and his voice was low: "No wonder the soldiers are complaining. If you delay it like this, just wait for the snow to rise in winter, don't say that the western expedition is ten thousand ugly slaves, and the big guy will freeze and starve to death in this Tongguan first. The Governor of the Metropolitan ... Ay. ”

Zhu Tianguang, the governor of the western expedition, He Bayue, Hou Mo Chen Yue, and a cadre of generals under his command, led 5,000 soldiers out of Jinyang, crossed the Fengling crossing, and arrived at Tongguan early.

As soon as he arrived at Tongguan, the coach Er Zhu Tianguang locked himself in the military office of Guanzhong and refused to show up for many days.

At the beginning, the military order came out, which was to temporarily stay in Tongguan to raise military supplies. The whole army did not care, feeling that this was the proper meaning of the question--- this western expedition, including 2,000 Wuchuan troops, a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses, compared with the bandits from all walks of life in Guanzhong, including Wan Qian ugly slaves, it was really a bit cold. That's it, for some reason, Er Zhurong actually ordered Er Zhu Tianguang to raise his own military supplies and pay for his own war horses. And when he set out on the expedition, the materials allocated to the Western Expeditionary Army were really few.

The Western Expeditionary Army had just crossed Fenglingdu, and the food they had brought had already run out, so they had no choice but to go out to collect it. Fortunately, although the surrounding counties are not rich, they can always get together because of the military prestige of the Western Expeditionary Army. At this time, if you can go west in time and drive straight into Chang'an, you will probably be safe. But Erzhu Tianguang was evil, and he just didn't leave.

People eat and chew, and the military funds collected are soon left with little left. When I went to collect it again, I complained everywhere and urged him several times, but the result was only unsatisfactory. The colder the weather, the more scarce the materials in the county, when the people are forced to live, who doesn't want to live? It has provoked several popular uprisings.

He Bayue, the governor of Zuodu, was anxious, and went to Erzhu Tianguang several times to urge him to go west. Erzhu Tianguang first avoided it, and then when he couldn't hide, he looked for some excuses to push and shirk, in short, he couldn't leave in Tongguan.

Because of this, the morale of the army in Tongguan is now weakened, and complaints are rife in the army.

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Yu Wentai was worried, came down to the city, went into the tent of Hebayue, and opened his mouth and shouted: "A dou mud!" The matter is urgent, and today we must let the Metropolitan Governor agree to go west! ”

"Black otter, what are you anxious about? It's not that Adou Ni hasn't complained to the Metropolitan Governor, but the Metropolitan Governor just refuses to listen, so what can he do? This is Hou Mo Chen Yue's voice. Yuwentai's eyes swept away, and it turned out that the Ah Yue and Ah Chong brothers, as well as Li Hu and Zhao Gui, were all in the tent.

Yuwentai glanced at Hou Mo Chen Yue, and didn't answer his words, his eyes were blazing, only on He Bayue's face.

He Bayue sighed and said in a deep voice: "Ah Yue is right, in fact, I only went to the military office once yesterday, and I came back with a gray nose. Black otter, you want me to go again today... Most of them have no results, but they will make most of the governors unhappy. When he raised his eyes and saw Yu Wentai's eyes staring at him reluctantly, he couldn't help but smile, and said, "It's a big deal, I'll go again tomorrow." Every other day, it also made the governor quiet and quiet, maybe it was figured out, but it may not be... Black otter, what do you say? ”

"Not good!" Yu Wentai said coldly: "It's always tomorrow, but tomorrow is tomorrow?" Go, go today! If Adou Ni has doubts, it's a big deal to go with the big guys! ”

"Yuwen Heitai (Heitai is the table word, and the black otter is the small character)! How do you speak? Hou Mo Chen Yue pointed and shouted: "Brothers are brothers, this is in the army, don't forget the etiquette!" ”

"Hou Mo Shangyu (Shang Yu is the table word, Ah Yue is the small word)! This is a life-and-death situation, what kind of official talk do you have to fight with me at this time! Yuwentai became angry and fought against each other.

As soon as the atmosphere in the tent was tense, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, Li Hu, Zhao Gui and other brothers hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded each other. Yu Wentai and Hou Mo Chen Yue looked at each other angrily, refusing to give in.

It was He Bayue who opened his mouth, but the first sentence was to scold Hou Mo Chen Yue: "Ah Yue, listen to me, this is not Jinyang, nor Luoyang, my brother is the biggest in the Wuchuan army!" In the future, let me hear a miscellaneous sentence that is detrimental to brotherhood, and don't blame me for being rude! ”

In this western expedition, Hou Mo Chen Yue, as the governor of the right capital, is actually on a par with He Bayue. However, for many years, He Bayue has long been the recognized leader of the Wuchuan Army, and he has accumulated his prestige, but Hou Mo Chen Yue did not dare to say anything more, and he flashed aside at the moment, his face turned red, and he glanced at Yuwentai with hatred from time to time.

He Bayue reprimanded Hou Mo Chen Yue, turned his head to look at Yu Wentai, and his tone was not peaceful: "Black otter, then you come to teach me, how should I go and talk to the Metropolitan Governor?" ”

Yu Wentai replied loudly: "There is a lack of food and clothing in the army, and the army's spirit is already unstable. ”

He Bayue sneered, raised his hand and stretched out three fingers, and said, "I have told the Metropolitan Governor no less than three times about what you said. He only replied to me, lacking food and clothing, so he went around collecting grain, grass and winter clothes. ”

Yu Wentai said generously: "Where is there still grain, grass and winter clothes that can be collected?" Most of the governors are confused, you can't be confused! Our army's westward expedition is to eliminate thieves and quell the rebellion, and to return the people of Guanzhong to tranquility. If we are forced to collect again, how is we different from Wan Qiao's ugly slaves? ”

He Bayue sighed for a long time: "Of course, I know the truth of this, but don't the Metropolitan Governors really don't understand?" This time the western expedition, there are few soldiers and horses, and even the grain and grass have to be raised by themselves, and most of the governors are angry, and they intend to do it to Tianzhu to see... ”

Yuwentai also sighed, and when he spoke again, his tone was self-generous: "I'm not blind, how can I not see the mind of the Grand Duke?" It's just that the Metropolitan Governor is acting like this, which is really unmaginable. Blindly self-harming and self-harming, and abandoning the people, what kind of way is this to vent hatred? Those who have the ability, just rely on this bit of people, and it is not uncommon to have food and salary in Jinyang, kill all the way to Sanqin, and exterminate thousands of ugly slaves. At that time, I will not be ashamed to look at Tianzhu again! ”

As soon as these words came out, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, Li Hu, and Zhao Gui applauded. Hou Mo Chen Yue was actually heartbroken, and for the sake of face, he still kept a straight face.

He Bayue looked at Yu Wentai in a daze, for a long time, and finally laughed out loud: "Good black otter, good brother, really arrogant, this is the true color of my Wuchuan man!" ”

After saying this, He Bayue patted Yuwentai's shoulder, and his tone turned low: "Actually, I don't hide it from all the brothers, I have already written a letter to impeach the Metropolitan Governor for fear of the enemy, but... It's just that it hasn't been sent. Hey, you also know that among the Erzhu tribe, the majority of the governors have the best relationship with me, and I really can't bear to impeach him, but I am worried about the situation of the western conquest, so I hesitate, I just hope that the governor can change his mind... ”

Hou Mo Chen Chong shouted: "If you continue to interrupt, you will suffer from its chaos." The Metropolitan Governor is clearly determined not to leave, Ah Dou Ni Ah Gan, you just wait for another ten days, wait for another twenty days, what is the use? If you want me to say, you don't have to go to the capital to advise you today, so you simply sent out the impeachment letter, and it's all over. ”

He Bayue seemed to be intent on moving, but he heard Yuwentai shouting: "Absolutely not!" ”