Li Xin and Li Erhei went out of the city with two hundred soldiers. The first thing to go to is naturally the so-called manor of the Zheng family, which is said to be a manor, but in fact, it is the place where the Zheng family's land is managed, where there are many tenant slaves who help the Zheng family cultivate and farm.

That place is north of the county seat of Zheng County, near Weishui, because the land there is fertile, all of which are good and fertile fields, and it is said that the thousands of hectares of fertile fields around the manor are all owned by the Zheng family, and they are arranged along the east and west of Weishui. And the relatively poor fields far away from Weishui belong to other people.

This manor is not very big, and it is relatively simple, except for one or two houses that should be used by the Zheng family when they come here to rest, so they are better built, and the other houses are relatively low. Moreover, most of them are thatched huts, which shows the poor living conditions of these tenants and slaves.

When Li Xin and the others arrived, the manor seemed to be very chaotic, and a group of ragged people rushed out of the manor, holding hoes, shovels and other things in their hands, tremblingly blocking out of the manor, not letting them in.

Originally, Li Erhei wanted people to drive them away, but Li Xin stopped him. These people look like innocent poor people, and if they attack them, they are not capable. Jumping off the horse, Li Xin walked towards the people. When the people saw him coming, they all took a few steps back, obviously, a little afraid of him, the general in battle armor.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you! We are the Huashan Army, and we have just captured Zheng County. After last night's battle, many of the defenders of Zheng County fled, and I was afraid that they would wander around and endanger the safety of the people, so I deliberately went out of the city to patrol. Have you ever seen those people? Seeing their appearance, Li Xin stopped approaching and said gently.

But the people didn't seem to trust him, and none of them answered.

"Alright! I heard that this is the Zheng family's manor, where did the Zheng family go? Did Zheng Gu come here last night? Li Xin was a little embarrassed, so he had to ask again.

"The master and they all ran away, leaving us here to guard and not let anyone in!" This time, someone finally spoke, and it was a little boy of thirteen or fourteen years old, who looked a little timid and a little curious.

"Oh! What is your name? Seeing that he seemed to be afraid of himself, Li Xin simply sat down on the spot and asked. At the same time, after digging on his body for a while, he took out a peach found in Zheng's house and handed it over.

The little boy looked at the peach, sniffled and swallowed, obviously wanting it. However, as if thinking of something, he looked left and right at the adults next to him, not daring to come and get it.

"Take it! For you! When Li Xin saw him, he couldn't help but smile, and without saying anything, he threw the peach directly into his hand.

The little boy hurriedly caught it, and couldn't wait to take a bite, his eyes flashed with magic, and it was estimated that he had never eaten such a thing. After eating two bites, he whispered, "I—I'm called a dog!" ”

Li Xin nodded, didn't say anything more, looked at the people in front of him, and finally lowered his hostility a little at this time. However, there is still no one who actively wants to deal with it. Seeing this situation, Li Xin was also a little helpless, thought about it, and said, "Did Zheng Gu ask you to guard here?" You see so many people behind us, do you think it is possible to stop us? ”

Hearing this, the group fell silent and quickly shook their heads. Obviously, they all understand this too.

"In that case, then disperse! Let's go in and see, we won't spoil your stuff! If you don't believe me, you can follow along and watch! Li Xin said.

"When the master comes back, if he knows that we let others in, he will punish us!" Soon, someone said, obviously, in their opinion, these soldiers in front of them were not as severe as the Zheng family's punishment.

Seeing their appearance, Li Xin shook his head helplessly, these people are not ordinary tenants and slaves, but have really become slaves. Maybe their parents have already been enslaved by the Zheng family, so that they have lived in such an environment since they were children, otherwise, ordinary people would have scattered and fled long ago when they saw the menacing soldiers, where would they dare to stop here.

"Let's go inside!" It was useless to say more, Li Xin gestured to Li Erhei and walked into the manor. The soldiers behind him stepped forward to separate the tenants and slaves, and although they tried to stop them, they were powerless.

Entering the manor, Li Xin looked around and entered the thatched hut where the tenants lived, the tide ~ damp, sultry, cramped, and the environment was very poor. On the contrary, the Zheng family only came to the place to relax occasionally, but it was much better. At this point, it was empty, and something seemed to have fallen to the ground, probably because of a rather hasty and somewhat panicked walk.

After reading it, Li Xin shook his head and turned to leave. Returning to the outside of the Zheng family's manor, he glanced back at the people who were stopped at the door, and said, "Zheng Gu will not come back, you can live your own life!" ”

With that, he mounted his horse and headed off into the distance. Only these people stood at the doorway, watching them leave from afar, and did not move for a long time.

"What are we going to do next?" After walking for a while, Li Erhei asked.

"Follow this Weishui to the west, and look at the situation around Zheng County!" Li Xin glanced around and said to him.

The group walked along the river. At this time, the Weishui is not as good as the later generations, the river surface at this time is still very wide, the waves are churning, and the water quality is also good. Looking from the south bank of Weishui, you can hardly see the other side.

"A good Weishui, it is really a godsend, with this Weishui blocking in the north, we are much safer!" After walking for a while, Li Xin stopped and said to Li Erhei.

"That's true, but I'm still a little worried, first, the north of Weishui is Fu Qin's territory, and if they want to cross the river, I'm afraid it won't be too difficult. From Huayin County to Zheng County, this Weishui is more than a hundred miles crooked, and they may cross the river from any place, we are really not good at guarding! The most important thing is that this Weishui flows down from Chang'an, and wouldn't it be too convenient for the enemy to get on a boat there and then go down the river? Li Erhei looked at it for a while and said with some concern.

"That's what I'm trying to say! Therefore, after the defeat of Zheng County, our biggest problem is the establishment of the defense line. We must not let our guard down because of the existence of Weishui, thinking that the enemy will not come. Before, we were a little troublesome, and Chang'an might not be particularly concerned, but now that we are fighting in Zheng County, this is not far from Chang'an, and Fu Jian will not tolerate it. After we go back, we have to discuss how to defend the area from Huayin to Zhengxian tightly, so that the enemy has no chance to take advantage of it! Li Xin nodded, pointed to the west, and said. Chang'an is in that direction, the core of the Guanzhong regime!

The two chatted on the edge of Weishui for a while, and walked for a while, but finally they were blocked by a river that flowed into Weishui from the south. The topography here is already a bit different, because of the current, the upper reaches of the river are simply a wide deep ditch, and the two sides are formed with steep cliffs.

Not only this river, but in fact, the western part of Zheng County is on an earthen plateau, and the side near Weishui has also been eroded by the current, so that the river bank is always steep cliffs. Moving towards the direction of Zhengxian towards Huayin, the terrain slowly became level with Weishui, and became not much different.

"What kind of river is this?" Looking at the river in front of him, Li Xin was quite happy and asked.

"Wet water! I just asked, it's called water! Li Erhei said.

"Wet water? Isn't that the river of the future! I remember that in later generations, it seems that a reservoir was built here! This estuary is the Linwei District of Weinan City! Hearing this, Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then remembered something.

At the beginning, for the sake of Huashan tourism, he read a lot of strategies, and basically studied the surroundings of Huashan, and it was impossible not to know about such a large reservoir. Of course, the current flat land area at the mouth of the river is not as large as that of later generations, after all, the later generations have been formed after one or two thousand years of impact!

In particular, the mounds on both sides of the water have long since been turned into flat fields due to years of cutting and cultivation in later generations. But at this time, the trees are still green, lush, and very lush. From the point of view of farming, this terrain is obviously very unfavorable, but for the Huashan army, which urgently needs to defend the west, this place is an excellent place.

"Erhei, if the Fu Qin soldiers come from upstream and want to attack us from here, how many soldiers and horses do you want to be able to defend?" Li Xin thought for a moment and asked Li Erhei on the side.

"If you are guarding here, this water comes from the south, it is said that it comes from the Qinling Mountains, such a deep ravine, and there is the obstruction of the deep mountains and old forests, it is not easy for the enemy to fight over. What I really need to pay attention to is that at the mouth of the river, the enemy came by boat, and the terrain was relatively low and flat, once they landed, they would inevitably go straight to Zheng County along the flat river bank below. However, the creation of heaven and earth, I didn't expect Weishui to have such a big turn here, it was like a throat. If I am allowed to keep watch, a thousand soldiers and horses, six hundred shall be placed at the turn of the confluence of these two rivers, and watch day and night, so that the enemy will not dare to cross the river. This side rejects the river bank and defends it, and goes directly to the Qinling Mountains, so that the west of Zheng County can be safe! Li Erhei looked at the surrounding environment, thought for a while, and then said.