Zhang Pingzi Jingzhi, about thirty years old, is a man with ordinary appearance, ordinary figure, and taciturn.

He, like Zhu Yun, is Liu Xuan's henchman, but Zhang Ping is not as eloquent as Zhu Yun, most of the time, he acts as a shadow by Liu Xuan's side, but Liu Xuan trusts Zhang Ping very much.

Zhang Ping intervened and said, "Subordinates obey!" ”

Liu Xuan continued: "The second thing, tomorrow we will set off for Yizhou, and our task is to exterminate the barbarians who have wandered to Hanzhong. ”

Hanzhong County, located in the northeast of Yizhou, east of Jingzhou, north is the capital Chang'an, it can be said that the geographical location of Hanzhong County is extremely important, is the Beijing division army into Yizhou to fight the logistics hub, all the logistics supplies, basically hoarded in Hanzhong County.

Everyone looked at each other, and their faces showed solemn expressions. They didn't know that the barbarian army had all hit Hanzhong, and if they fought further north, wouldn't they have to rush out of Yizhou and take Chang'an directly?

It seems that Lian Dan's battle in Yizhou is not very smooth, how can he let the barbarian army attack Hanzhong?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Liu Xuan knew what everyone was thinking, and he said: "The barbarians who wandered to Hanzhong are just a small remnant of the barbarian army, and they were defeated by the Jingshi army and fled to Hanzhong in a panic, so they are not afraid. ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it turned out that their task was to enter Hanzhong and beat the water dogs, and this battle still had to be fought!

Liu Xuan said in a loud voice: "Okay, that's all there is to it, everyone go back and get ready, by the way, get familiar with your brothers, we will set off early tomorrow morning!" ”

At home, Liu Xuan is the eldest brother, the eldest brother is the father, and he is the same, outside, Liu Xuan has many friends, and he is also the core.

According to the regular establishment, Liu Xuan, who was a military candidate, could command 500 people, but the righteous army was not a regular army, and Peng Yong assigned Liu Zhuo a thousand people, and there were ten tun commanders under him, and there were 20 people in the team.

After the disbandment, everyone flocked to Zhang Ping to ask for equipment and food, Liu Xiu didn't go out, walked up to Liu Xiu, and said, "Big brother, I will introduce two friends to you." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and beckoned to Li Tong and Li Yi.

Li Tong and Li Yi stepped forward quickly, bowed to Liu Jiu in unison, and said, "Under Li Tong (Li Yi), I have seen Brother Liu. ”

Liu Xuan looked at the two of them, waved his hand, and said, "Since they are Ah Xiu's friends, there is no need to be polite." In the military, don't be commensurate with titles like 'Brother Liu'. ”

The implication is that if you should call an adult, you should call it an adult, don't come to the close.

Li Tong and Li Yi were red-faced, and they both showed embarrassment. Li Tong then changed his words and said, "Lord Liu." ”

Liu Xiu snorted and said to Liu Xiu: "Ah Xiu, the eldest brother still has to go outside to inspect it." As he spoke, he walked out.

Now that he has a thousand men under him, there are a lot of things that he needs to deal with, but there is no time to delay here.

Liu Xiu chased after him and reminded in a low voice: "Big brother, Li Tong's father is Li Shou from Wanxian County. ”

You must know that Li Shou is the richest man in Nanyang County, and befriending Li Tong is equivalent to befriending Li Shou. If you want to make a difference in the future, it will be of great help to build a good relationship with Li Shou now.

Liu Xuan naturally heard of Li Shou's name, and when he heard Liu Xiu's words, Liu Xuan glanced back at Li Tong and said disappreciably: "It turns out that he is still a rich kid, and he is really full!" ”

In his opinion, with the wealth of the Li family, there is really no need for Li Tong and Li Yi to participate in any righteous army.

Liu Xuan's voice was not loud, but it was enough for Li Tong and Li Yi to hear clearly, and the expressions on their faces became more and more embarrassing, and Li Yi showed even more indignation.

Liu Xiu wanted to say something more, but Liu Xiu walked out of the camp without looking back. Liu Xiu sighed helplessly, walked back to Li Tong and Li Yi, and said, "Big brother made a gaffe just now, and I apologize to the two of you on behalf of my eldest brother." ”

Li Yi was about to speak, but Li Tong preemptively said: "Uncle Wen doesn't have to be polite. Brother Liu...... What Lord Liu said is also the truth, in the eyes of many people, my cousin and I came to join the righteous army, just to eat and support. ”

Liu Xiu diverted the topic, shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's go out and see if there is any equipment to receive." ”

Leaving the camp, Liu Xiu found Zhang Ping, who really left Liu Xiu and Long Yuan a set of armor and weapons each.

The armor and weapons that Liu Xuan wanted to come were good, exactly the same as the equipment of the regular army, the helmet was an iron helmet, the armor was leaf armor, and the weapon was a long sword.

But it can be seen that it is not new equipment, whether it is armor or weapons, it is very old and rusty.

Anyway, it's better than nothing. After Liu Xiu and Long Yuan received the armor and weapons, they looked at Li Tong and Li Yi, who were standing aside and had not received anything, and asked, "Brother Ping, do you still have armor and weapons?" ”

Zhang Ping shook his head. Zhu Yun answered on the side: "Bo Sheng will have a total of twenty sets of armor and weapons, and it is not easy to leave one set for you and Uncle Zhong. ”

"Don't even have any extra weapons?" Liu Xiu asked unwillingly.

Zhang Ping silently took out two short swords from the bottom of a bamboo basket and handed them to Liu Xiu. The latter took it and looked at it, although it was a short sword, it was quite sharp, he turned his hand and handed the two short swords to Li Tong and Li Yi, and said: "It's also a self-defense thing, you two take it first and use it." ”

Liu Xiu and Long Yuan, both armor and long sword, are equipped with a complete equipment, but when it is their turn, there is only a poor short sword, Li Yi was dissatisfied, and indignantly took the short sword handed by Liu Xiu, and did not say anything.

Li Tong is younger than Li Yi, but he is much more sensible than Li Yi.

Among the rebels, there was no decent equipment, and it was already good to be able to get a short sword. Looking at the soldiers around them, most of them didn't even have swords, and they still held axes and hoes in their hands.

Zhu Ping took a large bag of dry food, patted Liu Xiu's shoulder, and said, "Let's go, Ah Xiu, I'll take you to see the tent where you live at night." Zhu Ping led Liu Xiu to a camp.

The tent is in the shape of a long strip, with a walkway in the middle, and ground shops on both sides, and at least twenty shops as far as the eye can see.

Zhu Ping looked around and said, "The conditions of our camp are quite good, only twenty people live, and the other tents are all occupied by thirty or forty people!" ”

As he spoke, he walked to a bunk inside and said with a smile: "This is mine, Ah Xiu, you can sleep next to me!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded in response. Zhu Ping didn't stay in the camp for long, and after settling Liu Xiu and the others, he explained a few more words and hurriedly walked out.

The four of them sat down on their respective floors, and Liu Xiu took out dry food and gave a piece to Long Yuan, Li Tong, and Li Yi.

Liu Xiu and Long Yuan picked up the dry food and ate it in a big gulp, Li Tong and Li Yi looked at the black and hard dry food in their hands, and they didn't have much appetite.

Liu Xiu said: "Being outside is not as good as being at home, since you are out, you have to be prepared to endure hardships." ”

Li Tong felt it in his heart, and secretly said that he was reasonable, he nodded, opened his mouth, and took a big bite on the dry food.

The dry food was not delicious, it was sour and astringent in his mouth, but Li Tong stiffened his head, chewed twice, swallowed it raw, and then he took a big bite.

Seeing him eat dry food one bite after another, Li Yi was no longer hypocritical.

He tried to take a bite, almost squirting the mouthful of dry food out, he swallowed the dates, then stuffed the dry food in his hand into the skin pouch tied to his waist, and said, "I'm not hungry yet, I'll eat it later." ”

Liu Xiu naturally wouldn't force him, and he didn't have to force him, when he was really hungry, even if he saw the bark, he wanted to go up and nibble on it.

There was nothing to say that day, and the next morning, the rebel army led by Liu Xuan set up camp and went all the way west, heading straight to Yizhou.

Their rebel army can be regarded as the advance army of the Xiangyang rebel army.

There are more than 10,000 people in the Xiangyang Righteous Army, and it is impossible for the main force to march blindly in a swarm, and there must be a vanguard army to explore the way in front, and there is no more suitable candidate to be a pioneer than Liu Xuan.

After a full day of marching, Liu Xuan's first division finally entered Hanzhong County in Yizhou.

Hanzhong County is a large county, with 12 counties including Nanzheng, Xunyang, and Anyang.

As soon as Liu Xuan entered the territory of Hanzhong, he received a letter from the county commander of Tin County, saying that traces of barbarian troops had been found in the area of Qianhe and Baishan.

After reading the letter, Liu Xuan asked the official who sent the letter: "How many barbarian troops have been found in the area of Qianhe and Baishan?" ”

The official said: "The number of barbarians is quite large, and it is estimated that it will be more than fifty people. ”

There were not many barbarians in total who entered Hanzhong County, at best there were only about hundreds, and they were not gathered together, but divided into many units, and a barbarian army of more than fifty people belonged to the large number.

Just heard that the official said that there were a lot of barbarian soldiers, Liu Xuan's heart was still hanging for a while, but when he heard that the other party was only fifty people, his heart suddenly fell again.

There are only more than 50 brute soldiers, which is not enough for their 1,000 people!

Liu Xuan asked, "Do you know the specific location of the barbarians?" ”

The official took out a sheepskin from his bosom, on which was drawn a simple map of the area around the Qian River and the White Mountain. The official took the map, pointed to one place, and said, "The people who came to report the news are the barbarians found here!" ”

Liu Xuan looked at it, and the official hand was referring to the place of Baishan. Located along the Qian River, Baishan is a large area from the map.

After reading it, Liu Xuan nodded and asked, "Can you help me find a local guide?" ”

The official said, "Our adults have already thought of it. As he spoke, he turned back and beckoned to his back.

A man dressed as a hunter walked over. The official introduced: "His name is Feng Da, he is a hunter in the area of Baishan, he is very familiar with the terrain there, and he was the first to find a barbarian soldier in Baishan!" ”

Liu Xuan looked at the hunter named Feng Da and asked, "You saw the brute with your own eyes?" ”