He Batyue became impatient, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and secretly thought: Tianguang, Tianguang, I thought you were just jealous of the injustice of Tianzhu, so you didn't leave for a long time, but it turned out that you were really afraid of thieves. You are so timid, it is in vain for me to promote you as the governor of the Western Expedition...

Rattle, it was the sound of a strong wind blowing on the window. As soon as He Bayue looked up, he could see through the window paper that it was dark and gloomy outside, and it turned out that it was not early.

He Bayue suddenly remembered that today he had promised the brothers that he would persuade Erzhu Tianguang, and the more irritable he became, and seeing Erzhu Tianguang's hesitation, he couldn't help but be angry from the bottom of his heart, and blurted out: "Shu is just a grass, most of the governors are hesitant, if he encounters a strong enemy in the future, how will he fight?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he had the intention of looking down on Erzhu Tianguang, although He Bayue felt a little inappropriate, but he did not regret it much. I thought that Erzhu Tianguang must be angry and didn't want him to stand for a while, but he said: "Adou Ni has this heart, so I will take the matter in front of me." ”

"Huh?"

"The two thousand Wuchuan troops under your command are all cavalry, and they can come and go freely, so you can give it a try. If I can disperse the Chishui Shu fangs and open the road from Tongguan to Chang'an, I will lead my troops to follow and enter Chang'an with you. Erzhu Tianguang said leisurely: "If you are defeated, it doesn't matter, you and my brother, you just have to come back to Tongguan." I will do my best to cover you from the pillars. ”

Tianguang, Tianguang, as the commander of the first army, but you pushed things off completely, and said it so high-soundingly... He Bayue was angry and funny, and secretly thought: When I came today, I said that "it's a big deal that the two thousand Wuchuan troops will march west on their own", and I don't want to make a prophecy. Anyway, it's better than being trapped in this Tongguan...

Surrendering at the moment, it can be regarded as receiving the general's order.

Out of the army, He Bayue galloped away, thinking in his heart: In the Erzhu family, Tianguang is not bad, but unfortunately, the pattern is smaller. But that's okay, my Wuchuan First Army can be said to stand on its own in the world from today!

Suddenly, my heart was agitated, and the gallop became more and more urgent. . .

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Two thousand Wuchuan soldiers went out of Tongguan and went all the way to the west. Huashan is on the left, stretching endlessly; The Wei River is on the right, and the cold water is sad.

I don't know the situation ahead, He Bayue didn't dare to be careless, but divided 1,000 horsemen into the front army, personally as the vanguard, Yuwentai and Hou Mochen brothers went together. Although the cavalry was lightly armed, there was always heavy grain and grass, so they were escorted by the rear army under the leadership of Li Hu and Zhao Gui.

Through Feng Yi County, the former Guanzhong Sanfu and Zuo Feng Yiyi Fu's place should have been prosperous and densely populated, but now it is thousands of miles of red land, and there is no one in sight. Or meet the fort city and villages, all of them are ruined and ruined, and the bones are piled up, and it is shocking to look at.

The brothers have just arrived, and today they know that the pass is broken, and they are as soon as they go. In contrast, Shanxi's territory is relatively stable and can be described as "prosperous"; Even in Henan and Hebei, which have just been in turmoil, they are ten times stronger than Guanzhong.

Yu Wentai sighed long: "Guanzhong Xingsheng, the golden city is thousands of miles, the country of abundance, who wants to be a thief for many years, it is so desolate." Even if the thieves are pacified at this moment, it may take many years of recuperation before they can be revived. Hey, thinking of the prosperity of Guanzhong in the Han Dynasty, thinking about it makes people stunned. ”

"The black otter is still interested in reminiscing about the past?" Hou Mo Chen Yue laughed and said: "In this entry, I learned that the majority of the governors refused to leave Tongguan to death, because he had his reasons. The desolation on this road is comparable to the Gobi Desert outside the six towns, not to mention raising supplies, even the bark and grass roots cannot be found. Thanks to the speed of our Wuchuan military horses, if you only rely on two feet to move slowly, in case you encounter a few thieves who don't know whether to live or die to block the road, hehe, I'm afraid I will really starve to death on this road. ”

Before the words fell, a rocky rock rolled down the hillside on the left, smashing on the ground and splashing puffs of smoke and dust. The big guy was startled and hurriedly pulled his horse away, but fortunately no one was hurt.

When I looked up, the figures on the hill were longing, and they slipped along the ridge. The mountain is not very high, and it can be seen that the people on the mountain are shoulders and bows, and they are obviously not "good people".

Hou Mo Chen Chong covered his face with his hands and smiled bitterly: "What are you talking about, this mouth of the eldest brother is really stinky... ”

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter. Hou Mo Chen Yue's face was red and his ears were red, and his anger could not be hidden.

At this moment, a man on the top of the mountain broke away from the array and strode down the mountain, his mouth croaking, and he did not know what bird language to say. The big guy didn't understand, so he was naturally indifferent.

When the man walked halfway up the slope, he saw that the people at the bottom of the mountain did not pay attention, as if he was dissatisfied, and suddenly drew his sword and came out, and danced wildly in the air, and the cry in his mouth became louder and louder.

Hou Mo Chen Yue was already sulking, but when he saw this person opening his teeth and claws, his blood suddenly surged, and he didn't speak, he took care of his bow and arrow, and the "whoosh" was an arrow.

"Don't!" Yuwentai was in a hurry, shouting to stop Hou Mo Chen Yue, but where was the time? The man on the hillside let out a terrible howl and fell in response.

There was a commotion at the top of the mountain, and the men drew their swords and drew their bows.

He Bayue gave Hou Mo Chen Yue a fierce look, and ordered the three armies to be on alert. Yuwentai waved his hand, and hundreds of horsemen stretched their bows and arrows, pointing to the top of the mountain; Hou Mo Chen Chong jumped off his horse and led a few teams with shields in front, ready to attack the mountain at any time.

The Wuchuan army's shot, all of them are skillful in archers and horses, well-trained, and in formation, with tacit understanding, is it an ordinary soldier and horse? The people on the top of the mountain know very well, and the number of people is slightly inferior to the Wuchuan army, how dare they make a mistake? With the sound of shouting, he hurriedly turned over the other side of the ridge and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The enemy situation and terrain were unknown, and He Bayue didn't want to cause more trouble, so he refused to chase after him, so he ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

Over there, Mo Chen Chong had already climbed halfway up the slope and carried the man who was hit by the arrow down. The arrow passed through his shoulder, and the blood flowed all over the ground, and the man was struggling and in pain, but he was shouting and screaming wildly, which showed his recklessness.

A soldier stepped forward to bandage him, and the man's mood was slightly stable. There was a local guide in the army, who called for questioning.

When I asked, I learned that this person was a Chishui Shu fang.

Hou Mo Chen Chong couldn't help muttering: "This hasn't reached the Chishui realm yet, how could this Ganshu fang come here... ”

He Bayue said on the side: "There are as many thieves in Guanzhong as a carp, and it is good that the official can hold the state city, where can I manage the side land?" These small clans took advantage of the situation, or attached themselves to the big cowards, or set up their own mountains, so it is normal for them to run out to expand their territory and loot the Quartet. ”

Sure enough, the guide continued, Chishui Shu Fangben is scattered all over Chishui, and has always been only a vassal slave of the Xianbei clan or the Han'er clan. Guanzhong was in turmoil, and it could not be peaceful for a long time, the government lost its deterrent power, and the big clan was also ruined, and the people gradually gathered in one place, and they were bold and strong, so they did that bad thing. Later, tens of thousands of people ran rampant in Chishui, looting everywhere, and it became a disaster of Chishui. Not long ago, under the leadership of the leader Yin Luo'er, he beat the main city of Chishui and killed the officials in the city.

Just because of the cold in the early winter this winter, the lack of property, the fangs have become robbers and do not produce, people eat horses and chew, and when they see that the Chishui land is almost unable to feed him, why don't they cross the border and plunder and seize the territory?

Today, this cadre is occupying a few nearby mountains, seeing the Wuchuan army coming, he planned to plunder, but at a glance, the opponent is strong and strong, and he does not dare to do nonsense.

The person who was shot down by Hou Mo Chen Yue was the leader of this cadre, Yin Tuo, Yin Tuo's own brother. The news of Shu Fang is closed, and I don't know the origin of the Wuchuan Army, but where the bandits came from want to grab the territory. Yin Tuo was arrogant, and he believed that the Chishui Shu Fang people were numerous and "famous far and wide", so he wanted to come forward to report his name in order to scare off the Wuchuan army, but he was shot by Hou Mo Chen Yue with an arrow and captured in the army.

After listening to this, the big guy didn't care much.

Although Chishui is just in front, just blocking the road to Chang'an in the west, today has injured Yin Tuo, his men must run to report to Yin Tuo'er to learn, but so what? Thinking that although there are a lot of people in the Chishui Shu Fang, after all, they are just a rabble, if they don't come, it's just that, and there is no need to do much to march in a hurry now; If you dare to come, the Wuchuan Army is not one of those "official soldiers" who are too busy to take care of themselves in the cities of Guanzhong Prefectures.

He Batyue immediately ordered to continue westward.

An adjutant general asked, "Governor Hebattu, what about this Yin Tuo... ”

"For the time being, it may be useful to be in the army, so that he can be treated for his injuries."