More than a dozen horsemen soon came to the front, and when I saw that I was dressed in a purple robe and was embraced in the middle by the crowd like a star, and the 'handsome' word flag behind me was flying and hunting, they all immediately turned over and dismounted, and a medium-sized, rough-looking, bearded officer who walked in front of him took two steps and saluted me with one leg: "The last general Zhang Bo, see the big handsome, the last general will greet the late, and hope to forgive the sin." ”

I nodded secretly, is this Zhang Bo, the deputy envoy of defense of Baoshan Pass? I suddenly became interested in him, this man with a stubble face and a rough voice, you don't need to look at it to know that he is a big old man with a straight intestine.

I turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to help him up, and said straight to the point: "General Zhang, you are a miracle in capturing Baiwu Pass this time!" This commander will definitely reward you greatly. ”

"It's just that we have been following Wang Chuan from Dongchuan County, but we can't find him in front of the pass. I don't know where that Wang Chuan went, is there any other road here? ”

That Zhang Bo listened to my inquiry, and his eyes were wide open and he looked at me with a puzzled look on his face. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "I...... The last general has just occupied the White Mist Pass for less than an hour, and he is arranging his subordinates to defend it strictly. In addition to seeing the team of the commander, I haven't seen any other soldiers in Xia. It is said that there is only one way from Dongchuan to here, is it ...... Could it be that he has seen a ghost alive? ”

Jian Zheng next to him shouted loudly: "Zhang Bo, how dare you talk nonsense in front of the big handsome, didn't you let Wang Chuan go!" ”

Before I could speak, that Zhang Bo was already furious, glared and replied: "General Jian, don't spew blood, although I am a rough person, I also know where the righteousness lies." Dashuai, the last general really didn't see that Wang Chuan, not even his shadow, I'm not just talking! ”

I was afraid that the two would clash again, so I hurriedly said: "General Zhang is new to the city, he may not be familiar with the environment here, maybe that Wang Chuan has a secret passage to pass through." Please command Jian Du to immediately send people to search along both sides of the mountain, and find out if there is any trail through the mountain that can bypass the White Mist Pass, if it can be found, won't the truth be revealed! ”

The purpose of me saying this is nothing more than to avoid deepening the misunderstanding between the two, and I also deliberately said Jian Zheng's current position, so as to remind Zhang Bo that Jian Zheng is already the commander of the soldiers and horses in Ningzhou, and he is your top boss, so you should pay attention to some proportions when speaking.

When Jian Zheng heard me say this, he had no choice but to agree, glared at Zhang Bo fiercely, and turned around to arrange for someone to search the mountain.

That Zhang Bo is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and when I saw Jian Zheng glaring at him, he also glared back as if demonstrating, which made me cry and laugh a little.

This guy is too straightforward in his thinking, he doesn't know how to respect and inferiority, and he has a bit of a bold feeling, if Jian Zheng, the top boss, wants to take revenge on him in the future, isn't it easy!

In order to avoid another conflict between the two, while arranging for Jian Zheng to be in charge of searching for Wang Chuan, I asked Zhang Bo to take me to inspect the Baiwu Pass, and Zhang Bo happily accepted the order and immediately accompanied me to the pass.

Baiwu Pass was originally built to defend the Shu army in southern Sichuan and the Wuman tribe in the northwest, and is located in the northwest of Wumeng Mountain, sandwiched between the mountains. There is a river passing by it, but the drop is so large that it is not possible to sail here. Therefore, the terrain of Baiwu Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is an ideal throat artery.

Standing on the wall of the White Fog Pass and looking at it, I saw that the terrain in the pass was high and low, the area was vast, and the Ming Fort and the Hidden Fort were also arranged in place, and the entire pass could accommodate 2,000 fully armed soldiers.

Looking at the overall situation, the strategic location here is very important, and it stands to reason that the garrison here should be increased and the defense here strengthened, rather than abandoned lightly.

Thinking of this, I turned to Zhang Bo and said, "General Zhang, Baiwu Pass is the border between my Han and Shu Kingdom, and the strategic location is extremely important, I want you to serve as the defense envoy here, what do you think!" ”

Zhang Bo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then stood solemnly without hesitation: "The handsome man has an order, and the last general dares to disobey it." It's just that my Baoshan Pass has almost smoked the horses, and now it is very empty, so please make arrangements as soon as possible. ”

I was also a little surprised to see him agree so simply, but I didn't expect this rough man to be quite obedient, and he didn't even talk about any conditions.

Thinking of this, I smiled slightly and continued: "Baoshan Pass borders on the jurisdiction of our Han Dynasty's Zhenxiong Jiedu, and there is no need to station heavy troops there, since you have agreed to take up your new position, I want you to rush back to Baoshan Pass immediately now and rectify the defense of Baoshan." In addition to leaving 300 soldiers stationed in Baoshan, all the other men and horses were brought to Baiwu Pass, and in the future, you will serve as the defense envoy of Baiwu Pass, Baoshan Pass will be demoted to the Inspection Division, and the guard will be recommended by you, who does General Zhang think is suitable? ”

"Back to the marshal, the last general recommended Sun Chengye, the captain of the infantry military academy, to serve as the guard general of the Baoshan Inspection Division, this man has excellent points in Wen Taowu, and the consideration of the problem is very comprehensive, it is very suitable for serving as a guard general, if the marshal has no opinion, I think it is him."

Now is the time to buy people's hearts, and I certainly don't object to his opinion.

I nodded, and said happily: "Okay, just do as you say, I'll ask General He to send him a letter of appointment when I go back, and you go back immediately to rectify the military horses, the situation here is still unstable for the time being, you have to go back quickly, don't delay the business." ”

After Zhang Bo obeyed the order, he was about to turn around and go down, but he saw that Jian Zheng had already come quickly, and when he passed by Zhang Bo's side, he showed a rather embarrassed expression, and turned to report to me: "Dashuai, it is true that as you said, our soldiers found a secret passage more than two meters high and hundreds of meters long in the bushes at the foot of the mountain on the left side of the pass, from where you can go directly to the front of the White Mist Pass, and there are traces of a large number of people and horses just passing through, I think Wang Chuan must have bypassed the White Mist Pass directly from there and fled to southern Sichuan." After speaking, he turned to Zhang Bo and said sincerely: "Jian blamed General Zhang for his mistake, and asked General Zhang not to mind." ”

When Zhang Bo heard this, he hurriedly bowed to Jian Zheng, and said in a rough voice: "The last general behaved recklessly, and his words were even more disrespectful to the commander, and I ask General Jian to forgive me." ”

I saw that Jian Zheng was able to lower his posture and admit his mistake to Zhang Bo, which was not easy, and Zhang Bo, a seemingly rude man, could also resolve the turmoil by pushing the boat down the river, and I couldn't help but praise it secretly in my heart.

Hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the arms of the two people and said: "The two generals can understand each other and give each other, it is really worthy of the style of a high-spirited general, as the saying goes, brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are broken, as long as we work with one heart and one mind, and keep the safety of Yunnan in mind at all times, we are not afraid of nothing that cannot be done." Alright, two generals, let's go to that secret passage and have a look! Although Wang Chuan ran away, the loophole could not be easily let go. In the future, we still have to learn a lesson! ”

After saying this, I was afraid that the two of them would not be able to hold their faces, so I hurriedly smiled and walked towards the pass.

Standing in that long secret passage, I secretly shouted that I was lucky, if I hadn't discovered this secret passage in time, it would be difficult to say what would happen in the future. Maybe that Wang Chuan will often come and go from here to the front and back of the pass, and if he enters the realm of no one, the consequences will be very serious!

Thinking of this, I immediately ordered that after the exit was discovered, the entrance to the cave should be blocked with dozens of boulders to prevent it from being used by the enemy again.

In addition, in order to achieve the purpose of boosting morale, I decided to reward the soldiers who discovered this secret passage with 50 yuan, and immediately promoted them to captains.

After listening to my decision, the soldier who discovered the secret passage was full of excitement and joy, and the other soldiers next to him immediately discussed, fifty! It's equivalent to 50,000 yuan, which is not a small amount, enough for five years of military pay for one of our soldiers. Alas! Why wasn't it me who discovered this secret passage! I can't let go of such an opportunity next time, and I will strive to get so many rewards, and my future life will be much more relaxed.

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, this truth has been unbreakable for thousands of years, and it is also expected that rewarding a soldier has such a good motivational effect.

At present, the situation in Yunnan has just been calmed down, and there are still many unforeseen difficulties, and stabilizing the army is the most important thing at present, and rewarding officials and non-commissioned officers when necessary may be the best way at present.

After I explained to Zhang Bo the strategy of defending the White Mist Pass, he and Jian Zheng immediately reorganized their troops and horses and returned to Ningzhou.

When approaching Ningzhou, Qian Shitang and Lin Yi had already received the news of the victory, and rushed to the outside of the city to meet our triumphant team. Although 1,200 people were lost this time, the result of killing 400 enemies and capturing more than 700 people can also be regarded as a great victory.

On the way back to Ningzhou, Qian Shitang reported to me a strange thing. It was during the screening and release of the local gentry that he stumbled upon four people who were neither natives of Yunnan nor refused to disclose where they came from, and two of them had a similar appearance and accent to the people of Dayi Ningguo in the west, so he did not dare to order the release of these four people, but temporarily imprisoned them in the Ningzhou Yamen, waiting for me to return and dispose of them.