"A certain Zhao Yun has something to say!" Zhao Yun pursed his lips and continued: "This battle started because of Zhao, and the people led by a certain person did not know about it, and they were innocently involved here!" The general's anger, Zhao Yun can bear it! If you want to kill or chop, listen to it! But please forgive the lives of the remnants of Changshan! After speaking, he clenched his fists and bowed.

"The general of the defeated army! How dare you say yes? I don't know what to say! The lord of my family persuaded him with good words, but he didn't know what to do! Now ......" Without waiting for Wang Bo to respond, the angry Xu Chu took the lead.

"Hmmm! Zhongkang! After drinking Xu Chu, Wang Bo said in a deep voice: "I don't want to kill more!" After speaking, let Niu Er order Liao Hua and the others, and Zhao Yun stepped forward to stop the people who were still fighting.

In just a few moments, it was only half an hour, and hundreds of lives were already lying on the field, and there were more wounded than this, many of whom were still screaming there. Most of them were Changshan soldiers, especially Changshan soldiers, who were already frightened and retreated, collapsed the moment they saw Pinghan leading the cavalry and rushing towards themselves, crying and screaming and running around.

There are not many cavalry troops led by Zhang Baiqi of the Ping Han Dynasty, only more than 200, but they are all fierce and vicious, and even the war horses under their crotches are fat and strong. When I saw Hu Qi or the Yellow Turban Army attacking the territory before, I knew that the city gate was tightly closed, how could I dare to come out and put up a field battle? Not to mention the Cavalry! Now the villagers who followed Zhao Yun bravely went out of the city to kill thieves, and they also had the intention of picking up the leaks and rewarding the melee, but they followed a few battles. Now when I saw the horse's hooves flying, I just knew that I was running, and in a few breaths, I was trampled by the Xinghan saber, and there were many casualties. If it weren't for Zhao Yun's timely and decisive surrender, I'm afraid there wouldn't be one left.

And Changshan Yiyong, which Zhao Yun personally led, was composed of Zhaojiazhuang and nearby relatives and friends. Basically, they are all related to each other, or people who have a deep enmity with thieves and thieves, and they have been trained and polished by Zhao Yun, so their will to fight is relatively firm. But the weakness lies in the poor equipment, most of the previous battles with the Montenegrin army were seized by the county guard, so under the attack of the Xinghan soldiers who were not poorly equipped and brave, there were many casualties.

Zhao Yun, who was pale, saw the gray and miserable appearance of Changshan's soldiers, and he was even more remorseful in his heart, but it was useless. had to wave his hand, ordered the soldier to throw away the weapon in his hand, and after soothing him with kind words, he returned to Wang Bo.

"The general keeps saying that he wants to go north to cut his beard, and he doesn't care about being in the same room! Zhao Yun begs for the general to do what he says! Someone came to receive death! After speaking, he stood aside, with a generous expression of death.

"Hehehe! Zilong doesn't have to be agitated with words, although my Wang Bo is not well-known now, he will do what he says! However, if there is a reversal, why do you order the whole army? Zilong can rest assured! Wang Bo said with a hearty smile, and after a pause, he continued, "It's Zilong, who is both righteous and brave, and has extraordinary skills!" Why not......? ”

"The general praises! The cloud may live up to the general's good intentions! However, there is an old mother in the family who does not travel far away, and my brother is also very sick and the house collapses. General Xie raises love! Zhao Yun said expressionlessly. Although the words sound quite good, the look is clearly to turn people away.

"I don't know how to lift! Kill it! Xu Chu's eyes widened, indignant.

"If you are going to die, why worry about family affairs? You are a ghost under the knife, and you don't want to follow me Jingbian, presumably in his heart, I Xinghan Yellow Turban prejudice is quite deep! ”

Wang Bo frowned and pondered, and the thoughts in his mind were full of thoughts. The idea of killing Zhao Yun to get rid of future troubles has not never appeared, but he can't bear to do it after all. Alas! Let's make a good match! There are so many famous generals in the Three Kingdoms, you can't see one and kill the other, right? Besides, there are countless people who have not left a name in history, and it is estimated that there are countless of them, maybe Zhang San will be killed, and Li Si will appear again. It doesn't make much sense, only by making yourself strong can you block and kill gods, and demons can block and kill demons.

Thinking of this, Wang Bo raised his head and said, "That's it!" I can't do it, and I don't want to do it! Thou art not a wicked person, and I cannot bear to slaughter him. However, in this unwarranted battle, the Wuxing Han army suffered heavy losses! If you are easily released, I am afraid that the soldiers will be dissatisfied, and how will they deal with the brothers who have died in battle? ”

"So: the roads of the Han army in this place are unfamiliar, and you send hundreds of Changshan villagers to build a camp in front of our army, and also talk about being a guide! Bring your own grain. The rest of the people can go on their own! After speaking, he waved his hand, ignored Xu Chu and the others, who were about to speak, and turned around.

"I thank General for the grace of General Forgiveness for Changshan's father! Thank you also for the general's grace not to kill! Saying that, Zhao Yun really knelt on his knees, kowtowed a few times, and said loudly again: "I Changshan Zhao Yun will never be an enemy of the general in his lifetime!" After getting up, he looked at the mount and spear next to him, but finally did not pack it up, and strode away.

"If Wangzilong meets the brothers of the Montenegrin Army in the future, who are not big traitors and evildoers, please raise your noble hand and punish the big commandments?" Wang Bo's voice came from behind him.

"Write down the clouds!"

As soon as Zhao Yun's war horse snorted, he was about to leave, but was held down by Xu Chu and scolded with a smile: "The beast is leaving!" After that, mix with the second master! How is it? "It doesn't matter if the horse wants it or not, just pull it up and go.

After cleaning the battlefield, collecting the bones of dozens of soldiers who died in battle, hurriedly burying them, and after a little worship, it was already late, so they set up camp nearby, and everything was settled by their own people.

Sun Qing and Wang came to the door, and when they met, they "poofed" and "poofed", and both knelt on the ground: "The two of us thank General Wang for his rescue!" ”

"Two of you, please! We are all allies! A little effort, not enough to worry about! ”

The two did not get up, but looked at each other and nodded, and said in unison: "No, Sun Qing (Wang Dang) is willing to serve the general, please take the general in!" ”

"Hehehe! Very good! Two-digit speed, please get up! There are many things that the Wuxing Han army lacks, and it seems that the more young talents such as you, the better! The more the merrier! Hahaha......! Wang Bo smiled and pulled up the two of them one by one, and then learned about the current situation of the Montenegrin Army from the two.

After a little conversation and understanding, he asked Xu Chu to send the two down to settle without mentioning it.

Sleep peacefully all night, the next morning on the road, and then in the territory of Changshan country, because of the guide and coolie to open the road, the Xinghan army marched very fast, and entered the territory of Youzhou Daijun in a few days. According to the words, the Changshan coolie was released, and the leader went straight to the transit point of this trip: near Banshi in Daijun.

Wang Bo originally planned to rest here for half a month, in order to recover everyone's strength, and then travel through the Pingcheng Valley. Because the march in Jizhou was stable, and the physical strength of the soldiers and civilians was not seriously consumed as expected, so he sent Huanglong to recruit guides, and after exploring the situation ahead, Wang Bo decided to stay here for only four or five days, and while the Hu soldiers in Yanmen County had not yet noticed, he quickly passed through a flat and undangerous Pingcheng Valley, and entered the remaining veins of the Guji Mountain in Dingxiang County, and the army basically sat back and relaxed!

Moreover, Wang Bo also sent Niu Er to take Tian Feng's handwritten letter, carry some money and goods into Gaoliu, and meet with the acting county magistrate Shi, as well as local officials in Youzhou such as Beipingyi and Banshi County Order.

For the Xinghan Army that suddenly appeared within the scope of their jurisdiction, most of the forces on all sides did not show obvious hostility because most of them had Tian Feng's own letters, or Tian Feng's recommendation from others, and there was no abnormal behavior. Only the soldiers of Beipingyi County were eyeing each other, and they sent people to follow and monitor all the way, and when they saw that the Xinghan army was numerous, and each soldier was very strong, and the momentum of the road was amazing, and they did not dare to act rashly.

When you enter Daijun, you can clearly feel that Youzhou is much more stable than Jizhou now. The Youzhou Yellow Turban Army, which was once rampant, disappeared after Qu Shuai Huanglong left western Hebei, and the generals Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao were killed in battle.

The powerful Xianbei regime fell apart after the death of Tanshi Huai, and was in a state of civil strife. Soon after the rebellion of the western Xianbei, the tribes that originally belonged to the central Xianbei were also divided into two.

The most powerful tribal chieftain Kebineng, occupied the original Xianbei Wangting Danhan Mountain, and lived in Daijun, Shanggu County and other places in the north of Youzhou, and was ambitious, looking at this land rich in salt and iron, and encroaching on a few mouthfuls from time to time.

And another genuine descendant of Tanshi Huai, Bu Dugen, was weak and weak, and he couldn't compete with Ke Bineng, so he had to lead tens of thousands of people loyal to Lao Shan Yu to go to Yanmen and Yunzhong, relying on the natural pasture with abundant water and grass in Hetao, to survive and reproduce.

The Xianbei people, who often fought with Wuhuan and Gongsun Zhan, were from a number of tribes to which the eastern adults of the original Xianbei Alliance belonged, and under the leadership of their leaders Suli and Miga, they were scattered outside the Saiwai of Liaoxi County, Youbeiping County, and Yuyang County, and competed with the nearby Han people for living space.

At this time, the Hu tribes located in the northern border fortress, since they broke away from the strong control of Xianbei, continued to conquer each other, determined their territories, and did not divide their respective spheres of influence until after the Yellow Turban Uprising. Although it is committed every year, it is mainly concentrated in the territory of Yanmen.

This was the result of the Han court's withdrawal of military forces from Shuofang, Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Dingxiang and other counties as well as Pingcheng, and the placement of the Southern Xiongnu here to assist in guarding the border. As a result, now the four counties and Heping City are basically deserted, and the Southern Xiongnu have been forced to Shuofang, Xihe and other places. The Han people who lived here either moved inward or were taken into slavery by the Hu people. In the northern part of the vast state, there are only collapsed side walls, ruined ancient cities, and broken yurt houses dotted on them like cow dung, and herds of cattle, sheep and horses floating around.

Youzhou because of the assassination of Liu Yu when he was in office, he was appeased and had a very high prestige. Today, the prestige has not been dispersed, so the scale of the Hu tribe's offenses is not large, and most places are in a state of stability. Unlike Jizhou, which was ravaged by the Yellow Turban Army and the Black Mountain Army, the officials and people of the counties were in panic all day long, all industries were depressed, and there were occasional pedestrians on the official roads, and they were also in a hurry.

According to the geographical map given by Tian Feng, as well as the exploration in the past few days, the situation in Yanbei has been basically clear, since the Han Dynasty forces since Emperor Huan, the border between the north and the Hu people has basically only relied on the Yanmen Hook Fortress to support the danger, even so, the Yanmen Pass must often be broken and damaged. Fortunately, the nomads were nomadic and did not engage in agricultural production, and even if they broke through, they could not occupy it for a long time and plundered and retreated.

In the autumn and winter of each year, it is the time when the Hu people return from grazing, and the cattle and horses are fat and strong, and it is also the time when the Hu cavalry criminals burn and kill and plunder, especially some small tribes, who cannot trade enough salt, iron, and grain from the Han people, and if they encounter a famine, they will starve to death many people, so they are most enthusiastic about this.

The time for the Xinghan army to pick is good, it is now summer, the Xianbei people are grazing on the vast grassland outside the Yin Mountain, and the territory of Yanmen, including around Pingcheng, is only scattered with more than a dozen small tribes, and there is no large-scale Hu cavalry. In the wide valley south of Pingcheng, only occasional caravans could be encountered, and they did not threaten the existence of the Xinghan army.

Wang Bo discussed with everyone and decided to choose the foothold first in the ancient city of Dingxiang, which has been abandoned for more than ten years and is almost uninhabited around.

On the spot, Wang Bo was glad that he had chosen a good time to go north, and immediately ordered the whole army to gather together and quickly pass through the undefended Pingcheng Valley.

Several rivers running north and south, with not wide and turbulent currents, were easily crossed by the pioneer battalion in front of several pontoon bridges built with strong cowhide ropes, including the baggage teams, and the rest were not worth mentioning at all.

A few teams of Hu cavalry who spied in the distance saw the Xinghan army gushing out from the mountain road, but they didn't dare to approach at all, and they dispersed in a hurry under the drive away of the cavalry team led by Ping Han. The army smoothly entered the ruined Dingxiang Yuan Zhizhi no city.

Shanwu is surrounded by valleys and mountains, and the tributary of the Yellow River: the Hunhe River, which washes away from afar, gathers here and flows quietly through Shanwu, silently telling people about the changes of history, and the half-exposed stone walls on the edge of the city are also witnessing the brutality of Hulu.

The outlet of the Hunhe River in the southeast is turbulent, and it pours down into the mountains, and the river is above the steep high mountains, forming a natural "line of sky", and there is no road for military horses to pass through, and it is safe to defend. The focus of the defense is in the northwest and northeast directions.

In the northwest direction, there is a narrow road leading to Yunzhong and Wuyuan, which is not more than a few zhang wide. It is formed by a natural ditch in the mountains, which is washed and expanded by the river all year round.

The passage in the northeast direction is composed of two parallel mountains from north to south, which is relatively wide, and is accompanied by a wide river, leading to Pingcheng, and it is also the only way for Gu Shanwu to go to Yanmen Pass, when Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, once established a settlement here, but now it has long been abandoned and is gone. The Xinghan Army entered this natural defensive treasure from the ancient road in the northeast.

After resting in the mountains for a night, early the next morning, on top of the ruins, Wang Bo ordered all the people except the old, weak, sick and disabled to rebuild their homes.

All the ready-made stones on the ruins were transported to the northwest and northeast, the two passages where the pass was to be established, and if you wanted to gain a foothold, you had to defend these two places first.

Outside the northwest passage, there are Wujin, Chengle, Beiyu and other places in Yunzhong County under the control of the roots of Xianbei Budu, that is, the former set of areas in the Hetao Plain. This is an important passage for the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei people to enter Yanmen and plunder. The construction of the pass blocked here, and the troops of Budugen could only go south on a large scale by bypassing the side wall of Yinshan Mountain, and the distance was too far for safety to be guaranteed at all. Even if there are mountain trails in other places, they are impassable, unless they abandon their horses and walk, but not to mention the time-consuming and laborious work, the power of nomads is that they come and go like the wind, and they are brave in riding. It is conceivable that after the completion of the level, it will immediately bear the wrath of the Xianbei people.

Since the abandonment of Dingxiang, the Hu cavalry from the Northeast Passage has almost disappeared, because Shanwu has nothing to grab. Now the Xinghan Army is here! Hu Qi knows not to rob? Hu Qi is not a good man and a woman, but he will not show mercy to the subordinates of the Xinghan army. It is also necessary to build checkpoints to prevent the attack of the Hu cavalry on the Xinghan army, otherwise it will not be possible to gain a foothold here.

Wang Bo didn't want to bother too much, so he directly named the pass in the northwest to resist the Southern Xiongnu and Budugen as "Yunu Pass", and the pass in the northeast as "Yuhu Pass", and the rebuilt Shanwu City in the future was called "Xinghan City". Then he joined the vigorous construction army.

Now it is just summer, the temperature is suitable, the Xinghan soldiers and civilians simply do not see the camp tent first, except for the simple use of wood to build some rainproof warehouses, all camping, tired on the straw mat rest. Wang Bo encouraged, needless to say, with a vision of a better future, the reborn Xinghan soldiers and civilians have stimulated great enthusiasm for rebuilding their homes.