The kick on Xu Ji's stomach was not light, and as soon as he entered the border of Hanzhou, he had to offer to rest.

Fortunately, there is Hanping City in front, which was originally the seat of Hanzhou, and after changing hands several times, it was just taken by the iron kite, and it was guarded by heavy troops.

Not far from Hanping was the territory of the officers and soldiers, the two sides were allied on the surface, but still guarded against each other in private, and from time to time there were still sporadic poor people passing through here, to enter the valley road to catch up with the army, so the situation was extremely chaotic, and there were battles of all sizes almost every day.

Tang Wei was a horse in the sky, holding a long lance, and said to Changyan: "You stay by the side of Gongzi, I will open the way for you, and it will be good to enter the city, where there will be beneficial to the state army, can provide shelter, and can also find Langzhong." ”

"Well, you just go ahead, and Childe and I will follow you closely - not too fast."

Along the way, I really encountered several groups of people blocking the way, as few as five or six people, and as many as twenty or thirty people, and when they saw that they were few, they came up and asked for horses and luggage and "dog lives".

Tang Weitian didn't answer, and went to meet the battle, once he rushed too fast, and the other party didn't even have time to speak.

The roadblockers did not fight, and when they saw that the other party not only did not kneel down and beg for mercy, but charged with a lance, no one dared to accept the call, especially the group with the largest number of people, and they scattered in a hurry, and it seemed that they were a rabble gathered together temporarily.

It is a little closer to Hanping City, and the road is much safer, Xu Ji couldn't help but ask: "Since this is a grain road, why don't you see Yizhou soldiers patrolling and guarding?" ”

Tang Weitian hung the lance on the saddle, walked with the reins, and said with a smile: "No need, these people on the road are all flies, flying around, as soon as the soldiers come, they flee into the mountains, as soon as the soldiers retreat, they jump out again, and rob when they see that there are few people to bully." There are so many such robbers that they can never be swept away, unless they send troops into the mountains to encircle and suppress them, but who has such idle time? Let them go, anyway, there is always a large team of people escorting the grain truck, and they don't dare to show their faces at all. ”

"Why don't these people join the army or the army? It's a way out. Xu Ji asked.

"Hehe, if you are a soldier, you have to fight, and if you fight, you have to die, how can you hide in the mountains and be comfortable? What's more, being a soldier may not be able to eat a full meal, but will be subject to the idle anger of the boss. ”

"You'd rather be a soldier." Chang Yanzhi said with a smile.

"Of course I do, as soon as I get to the battlefield, I am full of energy, unlike these cowards, who dare to rob but dare not fight, blindly bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, which is shameful."

"Haha, not everyone has your strength. Strange, are there still pedestrians passing by on this road? What do those robbers feed on? Chang Yanzhi asked suspiciously.

"Who says no one is passing by? It's just not much, there are always people who don't know, those in the city want to go to the countryside to hide, those in the countryside want to take refuge in the city, and there are rich people who want to go to other places with their families. I once led my troops to arrest a group of people, more than 20 people, who were all poor, but the car was too much and the burden was too much, and it was wrong for me to see it, so I ordered it to be stopped and found a lot of gold and silver. Don proudly showed off for heaven.

"In this kind of world, there is not much difference between officers and soldiers and robbers." Xu Ji sighed quietly.

Tang Weitian still heard it, and he was not ashamed, and said with a smile: "It's still a little different, the officers and soldiers are powerful, and they grabbed it early, and they took away all the good things first, so we can only drink soup." ”

"You're also an officer now." Chang Yanzhi reminded.

Tang Weitian was stunned for a moment, and then smiled embarrassedly: "I always forget, yes, I am now an officer and soldier." Don walked with his chest puffed up.

The generals of the Yizhou Army in Hanping City all recognized General Xiao Tang and received him warmly, and by the way, he was also more polite to Xu Ji, and said "I have admired the name for a long time".

There were not many civilians left in the city of Hanping, most of the houses were requisitioned, soldiers were rampaging through the streets, and occasionally old people walked along the street with baskets, and young people were rarely seen.

Xu Ji lived in a good house, the original owner had already run away, and several veterans came to help and brought some application things.

Tang Weitian brought three Langzhong and asked them to treat their son.

Lang Zhong took the pulse one after another, and had different opinions on the condition, but they all thought that it was not serious, and it would be good to rest for a few days and take some tonics.

There were not all kinds of medicinal materials in the city, so Tang Weitian brought a few large bags, and the three Lang Zhong only picked out five or six usable medicinal materials from them, boiled them into a decoction, and personally delivered them to the patient.

After Xu Ji drank it, he said to Tang Weitian: "It's really better, let the three gentlemen go, I don't need them here, and you don't have to stay here all the time." ”

Tang Weitian took out a few large pieces of silver, stuffed them into the three Langzhong, sent them outside the door, and came back and said, "What else does the son want to eat?" I'll find it for you. ”

Xu Ji shook his head with a smile, "What do you have to eat, you go and get busy, the generals in the city have already sent people to invite you several times." ”

"It's just drinking when you go, it's not interesting - does Childe want to drink?"

"You go and drink, just send someone to bring me some."

Tang Weitian went to see the generals of the Yizhou Army, and soon sent a team of soldiers to send more than a dozen jars of unopened wine.

Chang Yanzhi is also a good drinker, opened a jar, took a deep breath, and reveled: "Good wine, let me drown in it, I am willing." ”

There were also many meat dishes sent with the wine, although they had been cooked, all of them were half-cooked, Chang Yanzhi called a few veterans, burned firewood, and re-cooked, although the ingredients were not complete, at least they could be cooked.

The veterans were also invited to eat and drink together, but they did not dare, so they ate outside the house with some wine and food, and took turns to come in and bow and thank them.

Xu Ji ate some meat, drank two glasses of hot wine, and said with a smile: "This seems to be more useful than the medicine just now." ”

"Childe often says 'good medicine is bitter', and when it's his turn to take medicine, he still feels bitter."

"Haha, discipline others strictly, treat yourself leniently, that's the truth."

Xu Ji didn't eat much, and Chang Yanzhi was a little worried, "Childe is okay, right?" Usually you don't drink more than that. ”

"It's okay, I'm tired and I have a lot on my mind. I'll go lie down and you'll eat yours. ”

"Childe is really okay?"

"Am I going to be polite to you? It's really fine. ”

Chang Yanzhi sent Xu Ji back to the house to rest, he wanted to stay for a while, but he couldn't hold back his addiction to alcohol, so he still went out to drink, and it was boring to drink alone, so he invited a few veterans to come in and drink around the table, which made him feel comfortable.

Xu Ji lay on the bed, he didn't feel that the injury was serious, he just felt weak, he lost interest after drinking a few glasses of wine, and he didn't feel hungry, he wanted to think about something, but he quickly fell asleep.

It was not dark when he fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes, it was already the next morning.

Xu Ji was taken aback, and when he got up, he saw that the table was full of wine and food, and he couldn't help but smile slightly.

Tang Weitian pushed the door in, "Childe woke up, how do you feel today?" ”

"I slept a lot and got better." Xu Ji stretched his limbs on the ground, and he did feel that his energy had recovered a lot, but he still didn't have much appetite, and after drinking a glass of wine and eating a few pieces of meat, it was enough.

"I'm going to heat it up." Tang is the way of heaven.

"No, I guess I'm just sleepless."

"It's all my fault." Tang Weitian said dejectedly.

"It's not about it, it's me who is tired. Someone out there is looking for you, right? Xu Ji looked through the crack in the door and saw that there were many figures shaking in the courtyard.

Tang Weitian turned around to open the door and shouted to the people outside: "Let's go, all go, no one is allowed to stay to bother me." ”

A group of soldiers outside had to retreat, but they remained at the door of the house and refused to leave.

"Still want to invite you to drink? If you don't want to go, you don't have to be so rude. Xu Ji said.

Tang Weitian shook his head, "They wanted me to stay, and I said I would escort Gongzi to Yizhou." Be rude to them, or they will fall in love with you. ”

Xu Ji smiled, "What about Chang Yanzhi?" ”

"I drank too much, and I haven't woken up yet."

"Follow me, he hasn't had a good drink in a long time."

"It's all the same, the Yizhou army looks good now, who knows what it will look like in a few days, maybe they don't even have to gnaw on the bark."

Xu Ji smiled and nodded, "You have something on your mind." ”

"Where did I get my heart?"

"Don't lie to me, I can see it."

Tang Weitian laughed twice, "I can't hide anything from Gongzi, let's tell you the truth, Hanping City is also going to war, that's why they want me to stay." ”

"Fight with whom?"

"Hanzhou Army."

"Is this a turnaround?"

"Not yet, but the Hanzhou army is being mobilized here, and it is said that the camp suddenly expanded several times last night, and it seems that it is going to be moved."

"Sent someone to inform General Tie?"

"Well, I sent someone last night, in fact, there is no need to worry, the Hanzhou army couldn't even defeat the descending army, and it was unsuccessful to capture the city several times, and now I want to grab food from the Yizhou army, dreaming."

"Take me to see the Hanzhou Army camp."

"This is not good, the son has to rest more, and he has to go more than ten miles to the city to see the camp, and it is not safe at this time. If Childe wants to know something, I'll show you it. ”

"Flag, look at which flag is set up in the camp."

"The Hanzhou army must have planted their own banners, Gongzi waited, I will show you, so that you can always remember."

"Be careful."

"Who can outrun my two legs?" Tang Weitian said with a smile.

Chang Yanzhi slept until noon and woke up, and when he came to see Xu Ji, he still looked tired, "What's the matter, there are more people outside today, did Childe hear it?" The streets are full of sounds. ”

"It is said that the Hanzhou army is going to fight."

"Alas, I haven't stopped for a few days, and I'm going to fight again, what does the Hanzhou Army think, isn't it good to get along with the Yizhou Army safely?"

"Of course the Hanzhou Army wants the whole of Hanzhou, and I'm afraid that their ambitions are more than that."

"The Hanzhou Army can't even pacify the Descending Army, and there are even greater ambitions?" Chang Yanzhi said with a smile.

"Unless the Hanzhou army has been reinforced."

"Where's the reinforcement? Jingzhou Army? Or is it He Rongren? The Hanzhou army won't even fight and surrender directly, right? Chang Yanzhi raised a series of questions.

"The new shepherd of Hanzhou and the heroes all went to see Shan Yu, what else can you do if you don't surrender? What's more, they will not treat this as a surrender, but to serve the Tiancheng court. ”

"Emperor Tiancheng himself can't make the states loyal, but after being held hostage by the He Rong people, there are a group of heroes who come to congratulate, hehe." Chang Yanzhi shook his head helplessly, but he didn't care about these things, "In that case, I think let's leave for Yizhou as soon as possible, it's not safe here." ”

Xu Ji hummed absentmindedly, pondered for a while, and raised his head and said: "The Hanzhou army is not to capture the city, but to block the valley road, so that the Yizhou army going to Qinzhou has no way to retreat. Alas, Qinzhou must have gone to war. ”