Half a month later, the Heshun grain team arrived at a pass in the northeast of the county, and the military rations were delivered as scheduled.

This pass is not large, and the garrison is only about 100 people.

"Lord Zhou, there is no need to send military rations for the time being." General Guan said this after pressing his handprint on the handover book.

"Is there a transfer of troops?" Lord Zhou of Heshun County, who was in charge of the transportation of military rations, asked tentatively.

"It's better not to inquire about the transfer of troops." The general did not mean to reveal it.

Seeing that the guard general's tone was very tight, Lord Zhou hurriedly said: "General Gao, forgive me, I also asked casually." Now that the handover is complete, let's go back first. ”

"Wait."

"What else does General Gao command?"

"We need men, can you keep me thirty people here?" General Gao, the general of the pass guard, suddenly asked.

When Lord Zhou heard this, his face showed embarrassment, and he said: "General Gao, at this time, it is busy with spring ploughing and farming, and these are almost all the main laborers, leaving thirty may affect thirty families, leaving people behind, and it is not good for me to explain to the county lord when I go back." ”

"If you drive away the Jin people, everyone can farm with peace of mind, otherwise no matter how much food you grow, it will not be robbed by the Jin people, this truth should be understood by adults, and others should also understand." General Gao replied.

"That being said, if they don't want to, I can't force them to stay, otherwise I'll be making trouble for General Gao." Lord Zhou didn't seem to be willing to keep the people he brought.

"Whether they want it or not is really up to them. I don't want a lot of people, thirty is enough. If adults are in trouble, I will ask them personally. ”

"That's for the best." In fact, it is difficult for Lord Zhou to refuse, and Shun has recruited troops many times, and there are few young and middle-aged people left, but if you want to fight, you can't have no one, and it is enough to force the army without coming above.

Hundreds of people from the Heshun grain team gathered in front of the pass, and Lord Zhou first said a few words to everyone, and explained the big truth that everyone couldn't understand.

Then General Gao, the general of the pass guard, said loudly: "Stay in the army, no matter whether God has long eyes or not, whether the crops can be harvested or not, there are military rations to eat, and I can guarantee that if I have a bite to eat, there will definitely be a bite of you!" As long as you follow me, you will not only have food, but also military salaries in the future, and even have officials to do! If you want to stay, come to me! ”

When Sun Dalang, who was planted in the grain transportation team, heard this, he didn't think about it, and immediately walked out of the team with his legs raised, and walked in the direction of General Gao without hesitation.

Sun Dalang walked out of the team, and almost everyone else was still hesitating.

Although it has been chaotic in recent years, it is obviously much better than when Jin ruled it, at least there are few troops and officials to grab their food, but no one can guarantee how long this situation can last, and everyone knows that this bowl of rice in the army is not delicious, and if it is not good, they will lose their lives, but if they are lucky, they will have the opportunity to become officials and eat the emperor's food, and this temptation is difficult for people with a little ambition to resist.

After a moment of hesitation, people came out of the grain transportation team one after another and came to Sun Dalang's side.

As more and more people came over, it didn't take long for dozens of people to gather around Sun Dalang.

After a quarter of an hour of thinking about the end, seeing that no one in the grain transportation team came, General Gao announced the end of the selection.

Lord Zhou then left the pass with the Heshun grain team and returned to Heshun City.

Sun Dalang and more than 40 other people who chose to stay were quickly dispersed and incorporated into the garrison of the pass after five days of basic training.

Ten days later, all the defenders withdrew from the pass and rushed north.

Sun Dalang and other recruits who had just joined the army moved with the army, they had no weapons, all they had to do was to bring all the food and equipment that could not be used for the time being, and their role in the army was similar to that of pack horses and donkeys.

After six days of marching, the party reached a city, rested in the city for two days, and then formed into a larger group.

Three days later, a group of nearly 500 men left the city and continued its march north.

After nearly ten days of marching, the party of 500 men reached a larger city, Pingdingzhou.

After changing clothes ten miles outside the city, he entered the city and entered the barracks to rest.

A few days later, 500 people were grouped into larger groups.

After another five days, the army of 3,000 men set out from Pingding City and marched west along the Mianhe River to Shouyang County.

In Shouyang County, this large-scale army that suddenly appeared was questioned by the local county officials and refused to provide them with grain and grass supplies, but when the commander of the army took out the letter of order and the transfer documents, the Shouyang County officials sent the only grain in the city's grain depot to the army.

On the day of receiving the grain, the troops left Shouyang on the pretext that they wanted to rush to the aid of Taiyuan Mansion immediately and continued to march westward.

On the ninth day of June, the troops arrived at a place called Lingjing, 50 miles east of Yangqu County, and were ordered to camp here to rest and recuperate.

What happened to the troops, who had marched nearly thousands of miles to this place, no one knew anything except the commander-in-chief and a few major generals, and they were not allowed to inquire.

After nine days of stationing here, the 3,000-strong force finally moved again, crossing the mountains and entering Yangqu.

After the troops entered Yangqu, they marched straight to a place called Daquangou, and then stationed there, neither south to Yangqu County, nor north to Xinzhou, many soldiers were puzzled, but did not dare to ask, they could only wait for the military order of the commander Wang Tong.

The troops were stationed in Daquangou for four days, and when Yangqu County learned the news, they sent people to investigate, but they were directly driven away without giving any explanation to the other party.

A few days later, spies reported that an army had been found in the direction of Xinzhou, with a total size of about 5,000 men, only more than 30 miles away from Daquangou.

The lieutenant generals and soldiers of the army were a little nervous when they heard the news, although they didn't know what they were doing here, but almost all of them could guess that this time it was definitely going to be a real battle.

In the military tent, nine generals and colonels plus Wang Tong, the commander of the army, gathered in one place to discuss matters.

"The Xinzhou army has been dispatched, and it will be there in half a day. According to the previous plan, we just had to follow them into the city. Wang Tong glanced at everyone as he spoke, and said: "Now that the situation has changed, it's not enough to just follow them, but also to join their team." What do you think? ”

When the generals heard this, their faces were different.

"Why join their team? We are an independent army, so why join them? Immediately, a general asked.

As soon as someone asked, someone immediately chimed in.

"The reasons for this are not detailed above, as long as we understand one thing, joining them and unifying the command is beneficial to all parties. We have come from afar, and this battle must be resolved quickly, and if other things happen, we thousands of us will not be able to go back. Wang Tong, the commander of the army, didn't know the specific reason, but he knew the severity.

The generals will not speak, and some will speak to their lips, and the prophecy will stop.

"My brothers have been asking me lately, what are we going to do after we have been walking for so long, and I don't know how to tell them. I want to ask, what the hell are we going to do? Eventually, the school asked questions that had plagued them for a long time.

Immediately, the eyes of all the generals looked at Wang Tong in unison.

Wang Tong didn't give them an answer immediately, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The purpose of this operation needs to be kept secret for the time being, and it is not appropriate to disclose it now. When I have a firm order, I will tell you as soon as I have it. Until then, take care of your soldiers and wait patiently for my orders. ”

Hearing this, the generals could not hide their disappointment.

"I told you before that if this battle can be successful, you will be indispensable for glory and wealth in the future! Just wait for the order with peace of mind, and after walking so far, do you still care about the past day or two? After Wang Tong finished speaking, he glanced at the generals again.

"Yes, General!"

Some people say yes, and some people respond to it.

"Okay, Wang Heng stays, and the others go back to straighten out the army and wait for orders."

The generals received the order and immediately got up and left the tent.

"The Xinzhou army will come over soon, you take a few people to contact and see the situation." Wang Tong commanded.

"Yes, General!" The young general took the order.

"Be careful on the road, this is not Pingdingzhou, other people's territory, we are alone, try not to conflict with them." Wang Tong told as if he was not at ease.

"I see, I'll be careful." Wang Heng replied.

"You brothers are the most alert, and your father kept you around. After you have passed, if you find that the situation is not right, come back quickly, do not say more, and do not linger. Of course, it may also be that the father is too careful, but it is good to be cautious. Wang Tong stepped forward and patted his son's arm.

"Father, don't worry, my son will be careful." Wang Heng was not worried.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

Wang Heng turned around and left the military tent.

Twenty miles away from Daquangou, a large army with a fairly neat appearance was slowly coming, mostly infantry, very few cavalry, and the marching speed was not fast.

During the march, the commander Zaliha suddenly received news that a small general in front had been ordered to see him, and Zaliha immediately ordered the whole army to rest on the spot for half a month.

Not long after, the little approached the front.

Without waiting for Zaliha to speak, the young general reported his origin: "The last general, Wang Hui, was ordered by Wang Tong, the commander of the Pingding Prefecture, to come here to meet the commander of the capital. ”

"Pingding Prefecture is not close to here, what is the purpose of coming here all the way?" Zaliha then asked.

"I heard that Taiyuan Mansion is in turmoil, and Pingding Prefecture also wants to make contributions, but the force is weak, I'm afraid that Taiyuan Mansion looks down on the people in Pingding Prefecture, and they all lead a large number of people, so I came to visit, I hope that when the adults eat meat, we can also drink some soup." Wang Hui replied very respectfully.

After hearing this, Zaliha laughed and said, "You came all the way to drink some soup?" No way. ”

Wang Heng replied: "Lord Du knows that Taiyuan City is not an ordinary small city, we are afraid that we will not even be able to touch the city gate, let alone enter the city, if we can't even enter the city, how can we still be qualified to drink soup." We just want to take refuge in the Commander-in-Chief, rely on the adults to get a qualification to drink soup, and at the same time, with us joining in and shouting for the adults, the adults can eat more meat. ”

"Oh, that's kind of interesting." Zaliha smiled, then asked, "How many of you are there?" Do you have all the guys in your hands? ”

Wang Jue said: "No more, no less, exactly 3,000 people." Pingding Prefecture is not far from Zhending Mansion, and the armor and weapons used are all from there, and we will definitely not embarrass the commanders! ”

"If that's the case, it's too wronged for you to just drink soup, as long as you follow me sincerely, with a bite of meat, you won't be missing."

"Thank you, Lord Commander!"