Next, Fu Tong stayed with Gao Xiang to patrol the camp, and let the middle and low-level officers in the army get to know the new battalion officers, and patiently explained to him his methods of defense and all the things that need to be paid attention to.

After a busy day, early the next morning, Gao Xiang worked tirelessly, said goodbye to Fu Tong, and rushed to Dajian Pass in Jiameng County with 5,000 soldiers.

Originally, Gao Xiang's move was an insult and distrust for Wu Lan.

On the one hand, Gao Xiang was just a small soldier, completely unequal to the identity of the lieutenant of Wu Lan Guanghan's vassal state, and Fu Tong actually sent a small soldier to assist him in defending Dajian Pass, which was an insult to any general.

On the other hand, Gao Xiang brought troops here, which would make some other generals feel that this was a kind of surveillance, a kind of distrustful move.

As a general, Fu Tong actually understood this feeling, but he didn't tell Gao Xiang, just to see how this little soldier handled the relationship between him and Wu Lan and how to solve this problem.

Fortunately, Gao Xiang handled it well.

He did not go to Wu Lan's camp alone, nor did he directly use the warrant given to him by Jin Jue to recruit Wu Lan into his camp, but sent a soldier who could speak well, informed Wu Lan, discussed the time, and in the middle of the two camps, the two of them each had a meeting with their guards.

Wu Lan saw the warrant in Gao Xiang's hand and Jin Jue's handwriting, and the anger in her heart immediately dissipated. He could see from the warrant that when this little soldier received this order, Jin Jue did not know about Wu Lan's existence, so it was not surprising that there was such an order.

In fact, Wu Lan didn't know that even if Jin Jue knew about his existence, he would still send Gao Xiang to Zitong County to take over the defense for Fu Tong, and at the same time, Gao Xiang would also follow his own plan to divide half of the Jin Jue soldiers outside Zitong County, half to assist Wu Lan in defending the defenders and Yan Yan in the Great Sword Pass, and at the same time, he did have the intention of monitoring Wu Lan's department.

After all, it is not uncommon for generals to surrender troops repeatedly.

Fortunately, Wu Lan's heart to Jin Jue was very firm, which made him have this 'beautiful' misunderstanding.

In fact, when Wu Lan was defending the Great Sword Pass, he had already done the following two things.

First, before, Wu Lan deliberately chose to be under the big sword pass when the night was about to come at dusk. He ordered all his soldiers, and with great effort, it only took one night, and before the defenders could find out that Wu Lanbu had rebelled against Liu Zhang, he sealed the south gate of Dajian Pass with bricks and stones.

Second, Wu Lan also followed Fu Tong's example, and dug a trench of the same width, length, and depth in addition to his own promise, to prevent Yan Yan from leading his army to attack Wu Lanbu's camp from other exits.

So, in the end, things are much better.

Wu Lanbu didn't need to do anything else, he just needed to continue to lead his troops to monitor every move in the Great Sword Pass, while Gao Xiang did the dirty work together.

At the same time, he led a team to the largest township in the vicinity and personally sat in the town, while recruiting strong men, while intimidating the landlords in the countryside, not to obstruct his subordinates from recruiting strong men, or even kill his subordinates.

Not to mention, there are really people who are not afraid of death.

There was a landowner in the vicinity, because he alone had occupied all the cultivated land in the whole village, so he regarded all the people in this area as his humanoid ploughing oxen, how could he let his tenants work for others?

In the past, even when Liu Zhangjun ruled here, even if Yan Yan was sitting here, he didn't dare to send people here to collect grain, let alone county orders or generals to send troops to levy here.

Because I can't draw it.

This self-proclaimed landlord belongs to the mountainous area, not only the terrain is dangerous, but he also built his manor on the mountainside, and enclosed the people of the whole country like cattle.

In other words, this rich man really has the power and brains of a soil emperor.

In the past, the Taishou of Guanghan County didn't look down on the population and taxes of such a small group at all, so naturally he would not send troops to clean him up. And the three chief officials of Jiameng County in the past dynasties and the generals stationed in Dajian Pass also discussed the matter of sending troops to eliminate him.

However, the result of the discussion could not be drawn.

If there are fewer soldiers sent to clear him, they will not be able to capture the mansion of this rich man, and if there are more soldiers sent to clear him, how can the food and grass needed be calculated? Even if he captured the mansion of the lieutenant and obtained the property he had accumulated, he would not be able to lose food and grass at all. In the mountainous area, there is not much arable land and even less produce.

The fifteen soldiers sent by Gao Xiang to this area to be responsible for recruiting not only ran into a wall, but also killed four people, including this unlucky captain.

This incident had a very bad impact on Gao Xiang's recruitment in the countryside.

If they were to be replaced by generals in Shuzhong, even if their subordinates were really killed, they would be helpless about it.

However, for Gao Xiang, who continues to be in Zitong County, under the Great Sword Pass, and even in the entire Guanghan County, it is unforgivable not to break through this mansion and kill those who dare to resist his orders.

Therefore, Gao Xiang immediately ordered all the horses and horses and rushed to the foot of the mountain.

As soon as they saw this mansion built on the mountainside, no, it should be described as a strong camp in front of them, the hearts of the Shu soldiers were half cold, and they wanted them to storm this kind of camp, what is the difference between sending them to death. Although this place is far less dangerous than the Great Sword Pass, and there are no terrain restrictions such as a line of sky, the slope of the mountain is quite large, and the mountain road here is also very narrow, which is not conducive to the army attacking here at all.

As a result, before the war started, all the soldiers under Gao Xiang were afraid, and they all thought that Gao Xiang was preparing to send them to death, and the morale of Gao Xiang's troops suddenly dropped to the freezing point.

Soon, Gao Xiang found out about this situation, and on the same day, Gao Xiang promised in front of the soldiers of the whole army: "Soldiers, I will know what you are worried about, but I am worried that I, an incompetent general, will forcibly let you storm this camp regardless of your life or death, isn't it?" Here, Ben made a solemn promise that he would not force any of his soldiers or strong men recruited from elsewhere to storm this place. ”

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